(From left to right) U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alex Deseta,

(From left to right) U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alex Deseta, from St. Petersburg, Fla., and Staff Sgt. James Johnson, from Hartsville, S.C., speak with an Afghan National Army soldier at an ANA compound Parwa’i village in eastern Afghanistan’s Nuristan province, Aug 26. 1st Lt. Deseta serves as a platoon leader for the security forces component of the provincial reconstruction team and is responsible for training the ANA and Afghan National Police while Johnson is responsible for conducting patrols throughout the district and ensuring the ANA and ANP have all necessary tools and resources in order to maintain proper security. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven R. Doty)