Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2011: Afghan air force flight medic Sgt. Gulap Ahmadzia pauses near a U.S. medevac helicopter at Mustang Ramp at Kandahar Airfield. Soldiers with Company C, 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment are training and mentoring the Afghan medics.

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