Tiny stones cause boulder-sized pain for deployed servicemembers
Col. (Dr.) John Mansfield discusses kidney stone disease with Army Sgt. Robert Mosher, 345th Support Battalion. Sergeant Mosher had laser surgery treatment at the Air Force Theater Hospital at Balad Air Base, Iraq, to remove a kidney stone. He was away from his unit at Camp Cropper, Iraq, for seven days while he was receiving treatment and recovering. Doctor Mansfield is a 332nd Expeditionary Medical Operations Squadron urologist. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)