SOUTHWEST ASIA - Lt. Col. (Dr.) Darlene Smallman applies acupuncture needles to Maj. Amber Hirsch's ear April 4, 2012. Hirsch suffers from hip pain and has found acupuncture the only treatment that helps her. Smallman, a flight surgeon deployed to the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing from the Pentagon, studied at the Air Force Acupuncture Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md. Hirsch is the wing judge advocate. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)