U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler Brummond, a squad leader with

U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler Brummond, a squad leader with the 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Task Force Duke, and a native of Bremerton, Wash., pulls security near a village in Tirzaye district, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Sept. 24. The mission was a joint effort between Afghan and U.S. forces and focused on eliminating insurgents from villages, materials involved in the making of improvised explosive devices and illegal weapons. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. James Hodges, Task Force Duke)