U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, prepare to move out during a quick reaction force exercise at East River Range near Bagram, Afghanistan, June 11, 2005. Soldiers from the Texas National Guard are stationed in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Spc. Harold Fields



U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, conduct a quick reaction force exercise at East River Range outside Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 11, 2005. Soldiers from the Texas National Guard are stationed in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Kaufmann



A U.S. Army soldier from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, pulls security while waiting to be extracted during a quick reaction force exercise at East River Range near Bagram, Afghanistan, June 11, 2005. Soldiers from the Texas National Guard are stationed in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Spc. Harold Fields



U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, fire at simulated targets during quick reaction force exercise at East River Range outside Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 11, 2005. Soldiers from the Texas National Guard are stationed in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Kaufmann



U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, fire at simulated targets during quick reaction force exercise at East River Range outside Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 11, 2005. Soldiers from the Texas National Guard are stationed in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Kaufmann



U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, prepare to evacuate a simulated casualty during a quick reaction force exercise at East River Range outside Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 11, 2005. Soldiers from the Texas National Guard are stationed in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Kaufmann



U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 141st Infantry Regiment, Texas Army National Guard, prepare to evacuate a simulated casualty during a quick reaction force exercise at East River Range outside Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, June 11, 2005. Soldiers from the Texas National Guard are stationed in Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Christopher Kaufmann