BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- Medical instruments used at the Air Force Theater Hospital here are pulled out of the ultrasonic bath wait to be packaged up to be placed in a sterilizer. The ultrasonic bath is used to pull any partials, fluid or debris off of the tool before sterilization begins. The hospital staff treats more than 1,200 coalition forces members, third country nationals and local citizens each month. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)