God bless them for their service. All pics taken within the last week.

Col. John Novalis (right), the commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 William Ham (left), the brigade’s standardization instructor pilot, fly over the skies of northern Afghanistan in an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter during a command battle-field circulation March 14.

Sgt. Paul Kelley of the Nagarhar Agri-business Development Team, sets up his weapon before a mission, March 17, 2012. The mission of the ADT is to support initiatives that will ensure the sustainability of Afghan agricultural productivity.

A U.S. Army soldier of 325th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry arranges bullets on the turret of an armoured vehicle while preparing to leave for the second leg of a mission bringing supplies at Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan March 18, 2012. U.S. military forces provided security to a huge convoy that travelled for two days from Jalalabad bringing supplies to U.S. military bases in Kunar province near the Pakistan borders. Picture taken March 18, 2012. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Hobbs with the Nagarhar Agribusiness Development Team maintains security for an inspection team, March 18, 2012. The mission of the agribusiness development team is to support initiatives that will ensure the sustainability of Afghan agricultural productivity.

U.S. Army soldiers from the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 377 Field Artillery Regiment laugh while sharing jokes as they wait for an order to fire a 155MM Howitzer artillery at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan March 20, 2012. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)

A U.S. Army soldier from the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 377 Field Artillery Regiment carries an ammunition back to its shelf after an order to fire a 155MM Howitzer artillery was called off at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan March 20, 2012. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)

U.S. Army soldiers from the Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 377 Field Artillery Regiment wait for an order to fire a 155MM Howitzer artillery at Forward Operating Base Bostick in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan March 20, 2012. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)

U.S. Army soldier SPC Mike Hains of 325th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry carries a machinegun while preparing to go on the second leg of a mission providing security to a convoy bringing supplies at Forward Operating Base Joyce in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan March 18, 2012. U.S. military forces provided security to a huge convoy that travelled for two days from Jalalabad bringing supplies to U.S. military bases in Kunar province near the Pakistan borders. Picture taken March 18, 2012. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)