The New Look of Base Defense

摘要

On May 19, aTaliban assault force employing suicide bombers, rocket-propelled grenades, and small-arms fire attacked Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, just before dawn, killing a contractor and wounding nine over the course of an eight-hour firefight. Airmen with the 455th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron and other service members engaged attackers at several points along the base's perimeter fence, killing about 12 attackers-including four intended suicide bombers-preventing penetration of Bagram's perimeter.