U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brittany Black, left, 379th Expeditionary Medical Group combat medical technician, begins to suture an arm as Master Sgt. Beverly Lutz, 379th EMDG Emergency Room, Immunizations and Primary Care element chief, gives her instruction on how to perform the operation correctly during a training exercise Nov. 14, 2012. Combat medic training consists of two intensive courses totaling 18 weeks of formal training. Black is deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and is a native of Charleston, S.C. Lutz is deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and is a native of Jonesport, Maine. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Joel Mease/Released)