A nurse's story from Afghanistan
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Mitchum, 20th Medical Operations Squadron clinic nurse and flight chief at the Family Health Clinic, poses with U.S. Army Maj. John Spurgeon, 2nd Forward Surgical Team chief nurse, and a German surgeon at Combat Outpost Khilagay, Afghanistan, August 4, 2011. The German worked with a Special Operations Unit that was located at the COP. He would occasionally assist the 2nd FST with surgeries and mass casualty incidences. (Courtesy photo)