The first battlefield acupuncture treatment

Lt. Col. Betty Garner, right, the Joint Combat Casualty Research Team deputy director and trained acupuncturist, administers battlefield acupuncture to Capt. Elsa Karman, left, a Task Force Resolute battle captain, at the Special Troops Battalion, TF-Resolute clinic on Kandahar Airfield, Oct. 22. Battlefield acupuncture is a new method of pain management being used by the military.