BALAD AIR BASE, Iraq -- The medical tool sterilization process is conducted in two steps. Tools are first placed in an ultrasonic bath and then are wrapped and placed in the sterilizer. The 332nd Expeditionary Medical Group runs the Air Force Theater Hospital here and provides a wide range of medical services to Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines throughout the Iraqi theater of operations. The hospital is the equivalent of a level one trauma center; more than 1,200 patients are seen by medical personnel each month, of which more than 650 are trauma cases. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Julianne Showalter)