Public Health Service Capt. Darrell Singer Office of the Secretary of Defense with the National Institute of Health from the Pentagon, alongside Col. Sal Lombardi, Joint Force Headquarters Maryland National Guard state surgeon practice placing acupuncture needles into oranges during the battlefield acupuncture course at the Acupuncture Clinic here Aug. 11. . Battlefiled acupuncture is a simple easy to use technique that offers fast and effective pain relief. (U.S Air Force photo/ Bahja J. Jones)