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Capt Peffer graduated from Texas A&M University Health
Science Center in 2011 and completed a preliminary medicine
internship at Wright Patterson AFB. He has completed three
deployments to Africa. He is currently a flight surgeon in the
27th Special Operations Medical Group. E-mail: jmpeffer@
gmail.com.
to support new missions and objectives, leaders in the Capt Ley graduated from Chatham University in 2010. He
medical community should strongly consider the cost has completed two deployments to Africa and one to Afghani-
and the capability of the devices discussed in this paper. stan. He is currently a Special Operations physician assistant
Providers at all levels could use more objective data to in the 27th Special Operations Support Squadron.
deliver the best care to our Warfighters across the globe.
Captain Wuellner graduated from Uniformed Services Uni-
versity of the Health Sciences in 2012 and completed a transi-
Disclosures
tional year at Travis AFB. He has completed one deployment
The authors have no financial disclosures or funding to Africa. He is currently a flight surgeon in the 27th Special
sources to disclose. Operations Support Squadron.
Lt Col D’Andrea graduated from Robert Wood Johnson
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