$U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Leonard, a paramedic assigned to the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, cuts Ortho-glass to use as a splint for training purposes at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 7, 2016. Ortho-glass, a modern way of splinting a fracture, is padded which helps cut down on the application time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany E. N. Murphy)$

Practice makes perfect: MDOS trains on proper techniques

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Leonard, a paramedic assigned to the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, cuts Ortho-glass to use as a splint for training purposes at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 7, 2016. Ortho-glass, a modern way of splinting a fracture, is padded which helps cut down on the application time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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Practice makes perfect: MDOS trains on proper techniques

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Leonard, a paramedic assigned to the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, forms Ortho-glass around the wrist of Airman 1st Class Lindsey Schmalfeldt, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 633rd MDOS, while training her on how to properly apply a splint at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 7, 2016. Medical technicians receive on-the-job training as a part of their phase two portion of technical school, prior to reporting to their next duty station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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$U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Leonard, a paramedic assigned to the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, wraps the arm of Airman 1st Class Lindsey Schmalfeldt, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 633rd MDOS, during on-the-job training at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 7, 2016. A wrap is applied after the splint to help hold it in place, properly immobilizing the potential fracture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany E. N. Murphy)$

Practice makes perfect: MDOS trains on proper techniques

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Leonard, a paramedic assigned to the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, wraps the arm of Airman 1st Class Lindsey Schmalfeldt, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 633rd MDOS, during on-the-job training at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 7, 2016. A wrap is applied after the splint to help hold it in place, properly immobilizing the potential fracture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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Practice makes perfect: MDOS trains on proper techniques

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Leonard, a paramedic assigned to the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, demonstrates how to give a patient IV therapy to Airman 1st Class Lindsey Schmalfeldt, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 633rd MDOS, at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 7, 2016. Technicians–in-training must obtain basic skills in their career field prior to reporting to their next duty station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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Practice makes perfect: MDOS trains on proper techniques

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Leonard, a paramedic assigned to the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, inserts a needle into the arm of Airman 1st Class Lindsey Schmalfeldt, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 633rd MDOS, during training at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 7, 2016. Properly inserting intravenous therapy is part of the foundation that aerospace medical trainees are expected to learn before they report to their next duty station. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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Practice makes perfect: MDOS trains on proper techniques

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Leonard, paramedic assigned to the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, demonstrates on Airman 1st Class Lindsey Schmalfeldt, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 633rd MDOS, how to properly insert an Intravenous therapy at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 7, 2016. The IVs are used for many things in the emergency room, ranging from rehydration, administering medication and drawing blood. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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$U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Leonard, a paramedic assigned to the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, trains Airman 1st Class Lindsey Schmalfeldt, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 633rd MDOS, on how to properly apply a splint at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 7, 2016. Splints are used to immobilize a fracture, or possible fracture, until the patient can be seen by an orthopedic specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany E. N. Murphy)$

Practice makes perfect: MDOS trains on proper techniques

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Leonard, a paramedic assigned to the 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, trains Airman 1st Class Lindsey Schmalfeldt, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 633rd MDOS, on how to properly apply a splint at Langley Air Force Base, Va., March 7, 2016. Splints are used to immobilize a fracture, or possible fracture, until the patient can be seen by an orthopedic specialist. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany E. N. Murphy)

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Practice makes perfect: MDOS trains on proper techniques

Published March 9, 2016