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455th AEW Photos

Airmen, Soldiers set 'sites' on Afghanistan's future

Army Sgt. Bradley Yingling, Kapisa/Parwan Provincial Reconstruction Team squad leader, provides security beside a convoy as Soldiers and Airman check a nearby bridge for damage and potential booby traps. More than a dozen U.S. Soldiers, Airmen and two civilian translators from the PRT at Bagram Air Field convoyed to several locations near Mahmood Raqi to monitor the progress of local contractors building schools, clinics and other basic infrastructure. The various construction projects contracted by U.S. and coalition forces aim to improve the country's infrastructure while also providing jobs for local residents. Sergeant Yingling is deployed to Bagram Air Field from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry, Kankakee, Ill. His hometown is Sandwich, Ill. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)

PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Jason Lake
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