NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Salyer, Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team vehicle mechanic from Englewood, Ohio, changes the air conditioner tension belt on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle at Forward Operating Base Kala Gush, Nuristan Province, May 21. Sergeant Salyer and his team are constantly challenged with a variety of vehicle issues due to a daunting terrain consisting of dirt roads, mountain sides and random paths. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty, Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)  NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Weiman, (top) from Memphis, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Salyer, (bottom) from Englewood, Ohio, vehicle mechanics with the Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team located at Forward Operating Base Kala Gush, work together to replace an air conditioner tension belt on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, May 21. Currently, more than 4,000 Airman  are serving in joint expeditionary taskings with other services to provide vital capabilities to the joint team in support of the Global War on Terror. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty, Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs) NURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Salyer, Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team vehicle mechanic from Englewood, Ohio, prepares to work on a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle on Forward Operating Base Kala Gush, Nuristan Province, May 21. Sergeant Salyer and his team are constantly challenged with a variety of vehicle issues due to a daunting terrain consisting of dirt roads, mountain sides and random paths.  (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty, Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team Public AffairsNURISTAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathan Weiman, Provincial Reconstruction Team vehicle mechanic from Memphis, Tenn., positions himself on the top of a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle to complete a maintenance inspection on Forward Operating Base Kala Gush, Nuristan Province May 21. The PRT maintenance shop is responsible for the upkeep of more than $11 million in vehicles and ensuring each is prepared to get the PRT to and from its destination to help rebuild the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.  (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty, Nuristan Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

 

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan— Someone once said Egypt was a place flowing with milk and honey, but for the local Afghan people the El Salam Egyptian Field Hospital gives so much more.

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