KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A Khost province firefighter team member listens to instructions on how to use a rescue saw, June 19.  The saw is used for cutting through masonry and metal objects such as buildings and cars. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julianne M. Showalter, Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team interpreter explains how to power up the rescue saw, June 19. The Khost firefighting team was given familiarization training on the saw and then practiced how to cut through a metal pipe. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julianne M. Showalter, Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)KHOST PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Cpl. Robert Frayvolt, from Derry, Pa., Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team infantryman, instructs Afghan firefighters on how to cut through metal using a rescue saw, June 19. Corporal Frayvolt has been a volunteer fireman for six years at Station 41 in Derry, Pa. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Julianne M. Showalter, Khost Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

 

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