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The Texas 17 air control tower, with American flags flying, as seen through the broken glass of the the passenger terminal at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force Special Tactics Squadron airmen man the control tower, code named "Texas 17," overlooking the Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

The American and Afghan flags fly in front of the air control tower at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, in support of OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A frontal view of the terminal roof line and air control tower at the Khandahar International Airport, Khandahar, Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. "Texas 17" the Marine call sign for the base is painted on the side of the control tower. During OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force Special Tactics Squadron oversee air movement at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM. "Texas 17" is the call sign for the airport

The United States and Marine Corps flags fly above the air traffic control tower at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Texas 17 air control tower as seen from one of the fighting positions dug by US Marine engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the Texas 17 air control tower, left, and the Al Quaeda/Taliban detainment camp as seen from one of the fighting positions dug by US Marine engineers with 2d Combat Engineer Battalion, Battalion Landing Team 3/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

A view of the air traffic control tower and passenger terminal of Kandahar International Airport (IAP), Afghanistan during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

The Texas 17 air control tower, with American flags flying, as seen through the broken glass of the the passenger terminal at Kandahar International Airport, Kandahar, Afghanistan, during OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM

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Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM

Base: Kandahar International Airport

Country: Afghanistan (AFG)

Scene Major Command Shown: 26 MEU

Scene Camera Operator: CAPT Charles G. Grow

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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20/01/2002
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