U.S. Army Lt. Robert Blume, left, the physician assistant for the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), inserts a thin gold needle through a U.S. civilian contractor’s ear during a battlefield acupuncture session at Combat Outpost Champkani, Afghanistan, Jan. 27, 2013. Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese technique that was brought into the military in 2001. (U.S. photo by Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton/Released)
<dl><dd>Unit: 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (AA) Public Affairs</dd>
<dd>DVIDS Tags: Medical; Fort Campbell; FORSCOM; Kentucky; Tennessee; 101st Airborne Division; OEF; Nashville; Salerno; Clarksville; Forward Operating Base Salerno; RC-East; Afghanistan; Air Assault; medics; Regional Command East; United States Army; deployment; 3rd Brigade Combat Team; Operation Enduring Freedom; Rakkasans; Hopkinsville; Screaming Eagles; Acupuncture; TF 3/101; COP Champkani</dd></dl>
Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton
Taken on 27 January 2013
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