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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mike Holmes, left, and Lt. Col. Mark Stratton, second from right, talk with Provincial Governor Haji Bahlol through an interpreter during a visit to the Rokha District, Afghanistan, March 8, 2009. Holmes is 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander and Stratton is Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team commander. The two visited Forward Operating Base Lion in the province to talk with airmen and see what progress has been made in the area.

ROKHA DISCUSSION

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mike Holmes, left, and Lt. Col. Mark Stratton, second from right, talk with Provincial Governor Haji Bahlol through an interpreter during a visit to the Rokha District, Afghanistan, March 8, 2009. Holmes is 455th Air Expeditionary Wing commander and Stratton is Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team commander. The two visited Forward Operating Base Lion in the province to talk with airmen and see what progress has been made in the area.

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