Staff Sgt. Andrea Vasquez, 86th Medical Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of hematology, creates a blood smear on a slide on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 5, 2017. Vasquez observed the slide under a microscope to determine blood cell count. The count is intended to aid the patient’s medical provider in determining a diagnosis. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)