Surgeons, U.S. Air Force Col. Jamie Rand, left, and Slovenian Armed Forces officer Aleš Fischinger, right, demonstrate a medical procedure during the International Advanced Surgical Training course at Rush University, Chicago, Sept. 27, 2023. This 5-day event brought together surgeons, emergency medicine physicians, and operating room nurses from the Colorado National Guard, Ohio National Guard, Slovenian Armed Forces, Jordanian Armed Forces, and the United Kingdom Royal Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Melissa Escobar-Pereira)