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 Paul Ryan
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* Ryan Reports from Central Asia, Afghanistan (8-27-02)


Photo Journal of the War on Terrorism

Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Meeting with Uzbekistan's Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs. Pictured left to right - Rep. Pat Toomey, Rep. Paul Ryan, Rep Mark Green.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan: Meeting with Uzbekistan's Ministers of Defense and Foreign Affairs.  Pictured left to right - Rep. Pat Toomey, Rep. Paul Ryan, Rep Mark Green.

 K-2 Airbase, Uzbekistan

K-2 Airbase, Uzbekistan

Breakfast at K-2 with SPC Scott Williams, of Milwaukee, WI.

Breakfast at K-2 with SPC Scott Williams, of Milwaukee, WI.

 Tashkent, Uzbekistan: boarding a USAF C-130 Hercules.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan: boarding a USAF C-130 Hercules.

 In the cockpit of the C-130, flying over Afghanistan.

In the cockpit of the C-130, flying over Afghanistan.
Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan

Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan

 Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan: with Senior Airman Matthew Parco, a Racine County Deputy Sheriff and USAF Reservist.

Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan: with Senior Airman Matthew Parco, a Racine County Deputy Sheriff and USAF Reservist.

 

 Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan: with Chevy Suburban built in Janesville, WI.

Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan: with Chevy Suburban built in Janesville, WI.

 With Rep. Mark Green and U.S. Marines in front of the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.

With Rep. Mark Green and U.S. Marines in front of the U.S.  Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan.

 With Afghanistan's President, Hamid Karzai.

With Afghanistan's President, Hamid Karzai.
Typical road-side sight in Kabul.

Typical road-side sight in Kabul.

 Visiting a girls' school in western Kabul. Girls are now allowed to be educated for the first time since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 1996.

Visiting a girls' school in western Kabul.  Girls are now allowed to be educated for the first time since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 1996.

 Small store front in Kabul.

Small store front in Kabul.

 Rebuilding supplies in western Kabul. Many residents live in clay and wooden homes built into the mountain-side.

Rebuilding supplies in western Kabul.  Many residents live in clay and wooden homes built into the mountain-side.

Bahrain: Meeting with Bahrain's Foreign Minister.

Bahrain: Meeting with Bahrain's Foreign Minister.

Presenting Wisconsin's support to the sailors and marines of the U.S. Central Command/US Fifth Fleet, Bahrain.

Presenting Wisconsin's support to the sailors and marines of the U.S. Central Command/US Fifth Fleet, Bahrain.

 USS George Washington (CVN 73): We stayed overnight in the Arabian Sea on August 25th. 

USS George Washington (CVN 73):  We stayed overnight in the Arabian Sea on August 25th. 

 With Lieutenant Trent Fingerson of Brooklyn, WI, aboard the USS George Washington.

With Lieutenant Trent Fingerson of Brooklyn, WI, aboard the USS George Washington.

 With Captain Martin Erdossy, Commanding Officer of the USS George Washington.

With Captain Martin Erdossy, Commanding Officer of the USS George Washington.

 Watching the flight recovery of F-14 Tomcats and F-18 Hornets (pictured) on deck of USS George Washington.

Watching the flight recovery of F-14 Tomcats and F-18 Hornets (pictured) on deck of USS George Washington.
USS George Washington: Meeting with F-18 Hornet pilots in the Rampagers' (VFA-83) ready room.

USS George Washington: Meeting with F-18 Hornet pilots in the Rampagers' (VFA-83) ready room.

 USS George Washington: with Rep. Mark Green, presenting a football signed by the Green Bay Packers to SA Chase Jenkins, of Brodhead, WI.

USS George Washington: with Rep. Mark Green, presenting a football signed by the Green Bay Packers to AT2 Chase Jenkins, of Brodhead, WI.

 Presenting the sailors of the USS George Washington with Wisconsin's support.

Presenting the sailors of the USS George Washington with Wisconsin's support.

With SN Alfred Romo, Jr., SA Chase Jenkins, and LT Trent Fingerson aboard the USS George Washington.

With SN Alfred Romo, Jr., AT2 Chase Jenkins, and LT Trent Fingerson aboard the USS George Washington.

Lajes Air Base, Azores: Heading Home - the U.S. Congressional Delegation in front of a USAF C-9C Nightingale, which provided the bulk of the delegation's air transportation.

Lajes Air Base, Azores: Heading Home - the U.S. Congressional Delegation in front of a USAF C-9C Nightingale, which provided the bulk of the delegation's air transportation.