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  2. Camp Dwyer - Wikipedia

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    Immediately adjacent to, and connected to the Marine base was an installation known as Camp Gamsir which was the headquarters of the 1st Brigade 215th Corps. Some Marines lived on this smaller Afghan base as part of a training detail. [5] The base was significantly reduced in physical size and number of personal assigned.

  3. Dwyer Airport - Wikipedia

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    Camp Dwyer: Location: Lashkargah, ... Location of Dwyer Airport in Afghanistan. Runways; Direction Length Surface m ft 05/23 2,439 8,003 Concrete Source: Landings.com ...

  4. List of aviation accidents and incidents in the war in ...

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    May 10: An Afghan Army MD 500 helicopter crashed in Kandahar province injuring the occupants. [13] April 1: A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of the Afghan Air Force was shot down in Nahri Saraj District of Helmand Province. Afghan Ministry of Defense confirmed the helicopter "crash landed", and acknowledged the death of three crew members. [14]

  5. Bagram Airfield - Wikipedia

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    This image shows aircraft of the Afghan Air Force during U.S. President Eisenhower's visit in 1959.. In the 1950s, Bagram airfield was originally built by the Soviet Union [11] during the early period of the Cold War, at a time when the United States and the neighboring Soviet Union were spreading political influence in Afghanistan.

  6. 2016 Silk Way Airlines Antonov An-12 crash - Wikipedia

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    The aircraft involved in the crash, registered as 4K-AZ25, was an Antonov An-12 cargo aircraft, powered by four Ivchenko AI-20M-6 turboprop engines. At the time of the incident, the aircraft was 53 years old as it was constructed in 1963 and delivered on 19 July of the same year to Soviet Air Force and after multiple leases finally in September 2015 became the property of Silk Way Airlines.

  7. Operation Moshtarak - Wikipedia

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    Canadian and Afghan National Army soldiers patrol in Badula Qulp, Helmand province, February 17, 2010. I MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FWD) 1st Marine Division (FWD) Regimental Combat Team 1 (USMC) (Replaced Regimental Combat Team 7 at Camp Dwyer) 2nd Battalion, 6th Marines (USMC) (Replaced 1/6 in south Marjah, based out of FOB Marjah)

  8. List of Afghan Armed Forces installations - Wikipedia

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    Established in the 1950s, Bagram is the largest military air base in Afghanistan. It was a primary center for U.S. and allied forces for cargo, helicopter, and support flights. It has a 3,000-meter runway capable of handling heavy bomber and cargo aircraft.

  9. 115th Field Hospital (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the 115th Combat Support Hospital deployed to Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan in late 2009 to December 2011. The 115th CSH provided level one, two and three health service preventive medicine support, while also leading a medical task force more than 400 strong that spanned the southwestern and western regions ...