Maj. David Miedema, MD, a flight surgeon, instructs a combat medic specialist from Headquarters Support Company, 277th Aviation Support Battalion, on proper suture techniques at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, on July 7. The ability of combat medics to properly suture wounds allows the flight surgeon to focus on more the more critically wounded in the case of an emergency.

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