Air Force Staff Sgt. Nandie Merjillia, a 35th Surgical Operations Squadron orthopedics clinic technician, cuts open a patient’s cast at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Nov. 15, 2017. Orthopedic technicians treat patients in the clinic and act as physician assistants for orthopedic surgeons. ( Air Force

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