Sergeant First Class (ret.) John Raum receives his pre-operation briefing from Dr. Eleanor Faherty, 779th Surgical Operations Squadron surgeon, and Capt. Matthew Uber, 779 MSGS nurse anesthetist, at Malcolm Grow Medical Center July 28. During this briefing, he is informed of the procedure, the benefits and the risk that he is agreeing to take by undergoing the surgery. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Renae Kleckner)