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U.S. airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group work in the emergency room to save avalanche victims who were medically evacuated to Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010. Dozens of Afghans were transported to Bagram Airfield after avalanches struck a mountain pass in Parwan province.

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U.S. airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group work in the emergency room to save avalanche victims who were medically evacuated to Craig Joint Theater Hospital on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2010. Dozens of Afghans were transported to Bagram Airfield after avalanches struck a mountain pass in Parwan province.

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