Some 19 airmen and soldiers deployed to the Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan hiked for four hours into the mountainous region to deliver medical and humanitarian aid to residents of Roydara village. While in the village, they ran medical clinics and discussed potential future construction projects that would aid the villagers, reports SSgt. Julie Weckerlein. Then, of course, the PRT group had to hike back out.
A combined Navy and Air Force program is seeking to build a smaller version of a ubiquitous air-to-air missile that could give advanced aircraft, such as the Collaborative Combat Aircraft, greater magazine depth in a high-end fight.