Lt. Col. Derek G. Bean, a native of Charleston, S.C.,

Lt. Col. Derek G. Bean, a native of Charleston, S.C., and commander of the 101st Special Troops Battalion, 101st Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), briefs postal professionals from across Afghanistan, during the 2013 Theater Postal Conference hosted by Task Force Lifeliner, Oct. 19, 2013, at Bagram Air Field, Parwan province, Afghanistan. This conference gives the postal workers the opportunity to address postal operations, finances, planning or issues that can affect daily operations. www.facebook.com/lifeliner (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Sinthia Rosario, Task Force Lifeliner Public Affairs)