U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Stephanie Cates, Medical Technician, Urology Clinic, 779th Medical Group, (second from right) along with representatives from every branch service accept the Angels of the Battlefield Awards during a gala dinner in honor of military medics and corpsman at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., March 11, 2009. Cates was nominated to receive the award on behalf of all U.S. Air Force Medics for her superior service and patient care during a recent deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Suzanne M. Day)