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Afghanistan. these troops have all suffered injuries from ied, roadside bomb explosions. mortars, artillery. small arms fire. gunshot wounds. they have gotten their initial treatment here in germany. now we are about to make a nine-hour flight back to the united states. finally, they are getting back home. >> remember that other guy that we put the antibiotics on? >> reporter: air force medical teams tend to every need on the final leg of the journey home. captain chris watkins, a nurse, has worked evac flights for seven years. he sees the rising number of wounded first hand. >> unfortunately,...

Afghanistan. these troops have all suffered injuries from ied, roadside bomb explosions, mortars, artillery, small arms fire, gunshot wounds -- they have gotten their initial treatment here in germany, and now, we are about to make a nine-hour flight back to the united states, finally, they are getting back home. >> remember that other guy that we took the antibiotics on -- >> reporter: the air force medical teams tend to every need on the final leg of the journey home. captain chris watkins, a nurse, has worked evac flights for seven years. he sees the rising number of wounded firsthand. >> u...