Lab technician exemplifies Air Force Core Values Published April 21, 2009 ROYAL AIR FORCE LAKENHEATH, England -- Senior Airman Christian Walls, 48th Medical Support Squadron lab technician, was nominated for the Liberty spotlight by his chain of command because he practices the Air Force core values. Hometown: Altoona, Pa. Department: Histopathology What is the function of the histopathology department? Histology is an essential component to the art and science of pathology. Information gained through microscopic evaluation of tissue slides, prepared by histology technicians, allows a pathologist to either identify or dismiss disease. What do you like most about working in the histopathology department? Working in the histology department is an adventure. The process from beginning to end is not a routine, each case is a challenge... it is like putting a puzzle together to uncover the answer. As you celebrate National Medical Laboratory Professional Week, what does being a lab technician mean to you? As a laboratory technician helping others is the main factor, but being a military member, I strive to accomplish the mission by taking care of my fellow troops and their families.