U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Brantley, a native of New York, N.Y., a M249 machine gunner for the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Task Force Reaper, uses the sites of his weapon to observe oncoming vehicles while his unit conducts a traffic check point near Bagram Air Field, May 6, 2012. The unit's mission is to secure the area around the base, ensuring the safe takeoffs and landings of aircraft. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar, 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
<dl><dd>Unit: 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment</dd>
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Sgt. Ken Scar
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