Acupuncture
Jan 30 2009, AP

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Air Force physician Col. Richard Niemtzow, chief of the accupuncture program at Andrews Air Force Base, poses for a portrait at the clinic on Andrews Air Force Base, Md. on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008.