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Holding the high ground.
U.S. Army Sergeant Curtis Smith, left, provides security during an Afghan Border Patrol outpost assessment at the Nawa Pass in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Feb. 10, 2013. Smith is assigned to the 101st Airborne Division’s Security Force Advise and Assist Team Gambit, 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team.
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DUSTOFF dry run.
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hibben, Combat Aerial Photojournalist, 4th Combat Camera Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., documents simulated patients being transported for care by a U.S. Army HH-60L Black Hawk medevac helicopter at the Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana. Service members at JRTC 13-04 are educated in combat patient care and aeromedical evacuation in a simulated combat environment.
(Photo by Tech. Sgt. John R. Nimmo, Sr, 20 FEB 2013.)
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The silently screaming eagle.
photo:Jerome Starkey
This was only published five months after it was taken, once Jake had recovered and returned to his unit, and given his considered, written consent.
You can read the accompanying article, including an interview with Jake and his comrades, here: bit.ly/oN00ip
CAPTION: Specialist Jacob William Moore, 21, stares into the distance as he clutches the hand of a seriously wounded comrade on board a medevac air ambulance racing towards Kandahar Air Field in southern Afghanistan, Nov 22, 2010. Spc Moore was part of a stretcher team carrying a wounded man to safety when they hit a second explosive device, buried in their path. The men, from the 2-502 Infantry’s Attack Company were operating in Nalgham, in Zhari district. Two Americans and one Afghan soldier were killed in the attacks, four others, including Spc Moore, were wounded.
The troops are part of the 101st Airborne Division - known as the screaming eagles - sent to Afghanistan in June 2010 as part of Barack Obama’s surge. Moore and his comrades paid tribute to their fallen as “phenomenal soldiers”. They said the general public in America have no idea what is going on in Afghanistan. Moore returned to active duty and finished out his tour in Afghanistan.
In 2012 he returned to Afghanistan for a second tour of duty.
[Anon- here’s your answer. -R]
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United States Army paratroopers landing on the Kamiri airstrip on Noemfoor Island off New Guinea, 3 Jul 1944
(US Army)
2315 hrs Saturday 29th Aug 2021: The final flight carrying UK Armed Forces personnel has left Kabul.
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It seems that Ebola is all over the news lately, and it can be super scary. You don’t even know what it is, let alone how to get it and what it can do to you. That’s why we wanted to share what we know with you; that way, you can stay more informed and maybe a little less freaked out by the unknown.
What is Ebola? It’s an infectious disease that typically causes death. With it, people with the disease often have fevers and extreme internal bleeding.
How does Ebola spread? It can be transferred through contact with infected bodily fluids - blood, saliva, etc. - by a “filovirus” (the Ebola virus). It is not airborne. We do not know its host species yet.
What are the symptoms of Ebola? The symptoms include high fevers and bleeding, as we mentioned. However, they also include headaches, stomach pains, sore throats and lack of appetite.
How do you cure Ebola? Right now, there is no known cure. However, it is possible for victims to be treated and recover if they are offered intensive care.
However, the cases of Ebola in the United States are few and far between. If you are sure to keep clean by washing your hands and wiping counters down, you will typically be just fine. We recommend carrying around a personal container of hand sanitizer, if that helps you feel more at ease.
Girl says “You’re a poet…”
I reply “NAAAAAAH I JUST KNOW WHAT I LIK”.
I am now a 90s pretty boy surfer.
“Still, what I want in my life
is to be willing
to be dazzled—
to cast aside the weight of facts
and maybe even
to float a little
above this difficult world.”
― Mary Oliver
Model: Jessica
August 2017
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On 6 June 1944 156,000 troops from the United States, Great Britain, and Canada landed on five beaches and the surrounding areas. 15,500 of those troops were Airborne Paratroopers. Airborne troops were issued rifles like the M1 Carbine you see here. This one is made by the Inland Division of General Motors, produced sometime between May of 1942 and September of 1943. It was acquired from an aforementioned veteran who served during WWII. -R
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