Afghanistan: The Rescue Brigade

The Rescue Brigade: Photographer Lynsey Addario traveled to the front lines of Afghanistan to follow one medevac unit as it races to saved another life.
Lynsey Addario / VII Network for TIME

Rapid Rescue
Chief Warrant Officer, Jesse Russell, flies a Black Hawk helicopter as part of a medical-evacuation unit based in Helmand province in Afghanistan.

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