Capt. George Moctezuma, an operating room nurse at the Air Force Theater Hosipital at Balad Air Base, Iraq, takes a moment between patients Dec. 28. The captain can find himself at a moments notice prepping patients for operating rooms for a brain surgeon, optomologist, general surgeon, orthopedic specialist and more. The captain has facilitated care for geriatric patients and even helped deliver babies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. D. Clare)