KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2007 – Days after deploying here, Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Thackery saw firsthand the cost of the Taliban’s war on the Afghan people and responded as he was trained -- by saving lives. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Thackery, a medic with the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, stands by one of the squadron's HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopters at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2007. Since February 2006, Air Force HH-60s have been flying alongside Army helicopters to help provide medical evacuation throughout Afghanistan. Photo by Capt. Michael Meridith, USAF (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution...