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U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephanie Proellochs relies on her wheelchair as she heads in to her daily physical therapy session at Walter Reed Medical Center, Nov. 8, 2017. Proellochs received a below-the-knee amputation in September 2017 to treat a malignant tumor that had metastasized and spread. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karina Luis)


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U.S. Air Force Maj. Stephanie Proellochs relies on her wheelchair as she heads in to her daily physical therapy session at Walter Reed Medical Center, Nov. 8, 2017. Proellochs received a below-the-knee amputation in September 2017 to treat a malignant tumor that had metastasized and spread. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karina Luis)

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Capt. Julianne Gillespie, 62nd Airlift Wing aerospace and operational physiologist, adjusts the flight simulator map on the Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device at the McChord Field clinic, Feb. 5, 2014 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The ROBD can simulate almost every aircraft in the Air Force fleet and fly over anywhere in the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sean Tobin)
Airman 1st Class Erich Held, 62nd Medical Squadron optometry technician demonstrates how pilots would use the Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device at the McChord Clinic, Feb. 5, 2014, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The ROBD is combined with a flight simulator that can change its heads up display to match the specific aircraft the training pilot flies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sean Tobin)
Capt. Julianne Gillespie, 62nd Airlift Wing aerospace and operational physiologist, checks the breathing of Airman 1st Class Erich Held, 62nd Medical Squadron optometry technician, doubling as a pilot using the Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device at the McChord Field clinic, Feb. 5, 2014 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The ROBD will ultimately replace the more expensive altitude chamber for the required re-fresher training aircrew needs every five years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sean Tobin)
Capt. Julianne Gillespie, 62nd Airlift Wing aerospace and operational physiologist, validates how she can monitor an aircrew member’s pulse and oxygen saturation in their blood while being tested with the Reduced Oxygen Breathing Device at the McChord Field clinic, Feb. 5, 2014 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The ROBD allows aircrew members to experience hypoxia while flying. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Sean Tobin)