U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Heber, explosive

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Heber, explosive ordnance disposalman, scans the horizon during a combined joint patrol with the U.S. Army A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The soldiers spoke with Afghans in the village of Chil Gazy to assess their needs. Navy EOD technicians are integrated into coalition forces through mission tasking and combined joint operations in a multinational environment not only with the 16 contributing nations in International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North but also with Afghan national security forces.