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KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Spc. Jesus Sanchez, a native of Mesa, Ariz., and fellow Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division Soldiers patrol the Korengal Valley in Kunar province, Oct. 1. 4th ID Soldiers operating in the valley work closely with local Afghan government and security forces to improve the lives of its citizens. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Soldiers and U.S. Air Force Airmen with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, patrol the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Oct. 1. The 4th ID Soldiers, deployed to the remote mountain valley, work closely with Afghan government and security forces to improve the lives of its inhabitants. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Soldiers with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, patrol the Korengal Valley in Afghanistan’s Kunar province, Oct. 1. The Fort Carson, Colo., based Soldiers, deployed to the remote mountain valley, work closely with Afghan government and security forces to improve the lives of its inhabitants. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Spc. Jesus Sanchez, a native of Mesa, Ariz., watches for suspicious activity, during a patrol in the Kunar province, Afghanistan’s infamous Korengal Valley, Aug. 13. Sanchez is a combat medic with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class James Craddick, a native of Spokane, Wash., crosses a fast-flowing river while on patrol in Kunar province, Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley, with U.S. Army Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Oct. 1. U.S. Air Force Airmen fight side-by-side with their U.S. Army counterparts, serving as joint terminal attack controllers, responsible for coordinating air-strikes for ground forces. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

KUNAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Pfc. Damian Gardner looks for suspicious activity in Kunar province, Afghanistan’s Korengal Valley while on the patrol, Oct. 1. Gardner, a Beacher City, Ill., native is a member of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. The Fort Carson, Colo., based Soldiers have seen some of the toughest fighting in Afghanistan since arriving to the valley in June. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Matthew Moeller, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)