Keywords: US Navy Sailors make aircraft carrier in Kabul, Afghanistan celebrate US Independence Day at Resolute Support Headquarters 150704-N-SQ656-768.jpg en KABUL Afghanistan July 4 2015 U S Navy Reserve and active-duty Sailors and officers deployed in Kabul handcrafted the mock aircraft carrier USS Independence with U S Navy Blue Angels jets to celebrate the 239th anniversary of Independence Day at Resolute Support RS Headquarters There are roughly 250 Navy Reservists in Afghanistan of which about 160-170 directly perform tasks under the NATO-led mission RS to train advise and assist Afghan security forces and institutions Approximately 13 200 troops serve in Afghanistan from 42 contributing nations of which almost 6 800 are U S troops An additional 3 000 U S troops provide other real-world operational support in Afghanistan U S military photo by Lt Kristine Volk Resolute Support Public Affairs/Released 2015-07-04 Lt Kristine Volk https //www dvidshub net/image/2058553 150704-N-SQ656-768 2015-07-13 10 50 KABUL AF PD-USGov-Military-Navy Blue Angels Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |