From the left, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kennedy Houser, 633d Surgical Operations Squadron operating room noncommissioned officer in charge, and Senior Airman Steven Tambo, 633d SGCS surgical technician, dissemble a Bookwalter retractor at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Sept. 20, 2023. Surgical technicians within the 633d SGCS are trained monthly to sharpen skills that minimize patient risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mikaela Smith)