U.S. Army Capt. Steven Pyles, of Fort Washington, Md.,

U.S. Army Capt. Steven Pyles, of Fort Washington, Md., the commander of Troop C, 4th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with local children during a reconnaissance mission in a village south of Forward Operating Base Fenty, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 8, 2013. The purpose of the mission was to encourage communication between the local community and coalition forces in order to thwart enemy operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Margaret Taylor, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/RELEASED)