Staff Sgt. Andrew Garza, Prime Power noncommissioned

Staff Sgt. Andrew Garza, Prime Power noncommissioned officer in charge at Forward Operating Base Shank, 249th Engineer Battalion, United States Forces-Afghanistan, left, and Pfc. Tyrone House, power optimization specialist, 249th Engineer Battalion, stow an electrical cable underground for future use May 16, 2013, at Shank. Garza and House are among thousands of soldiers who live with the daily threat of incoming fire at Shank, one of the region’s most heavily shelled FOBs. Like the other Soldiers at Shank, House and Garza said they will not let danger deter them from their mission. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Mark VanGerpen, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/RELEASED)