Acupuncture needles protrude from the ear of a patient at the combined aid station on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 13, 2013. Navy Lt. Orlando Cabrera (background), a native of Plainfield, N.J., and medical acupuncturist, routinely uses the age-old practice of acupuncture to treat servicemembers with physical or emotional issues at the base.