Acupuncture needles protrude from the ear of a patient at the combined aid station on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2013. Navy Lt. Orlando Cabrera (background), a native of Plainfield, , and medical acupuncturist, routinely uses the age-old practice of acupuncture to treat servicemembers with physical or emotional issues at the base. On pins and needles, Navy doctor branches out with deployment medicine 131213-M-ZB219-018

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