33rd troops say they are eager to keep up Afghanistan missions

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33rd troops say they are eager to keep up Afghanistan missions
By Cindy Fisher, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Saturday, December 8, 2007

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — Everything revolves around the mission.

Days are a constant routine of preparing aircraft for flight, briefs and missions throughout Afghanistan.

Sometimes the missions seem continuous.

But after four months of this grinding schedule, the airmen of the 33rd Rescue Squadron’s Flight B are still eager for their task, said squadron commander Lt. Col. Mike Trumpfheller, who recently returned from the deployment.

That’s because their task is saving lives, he said.


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