U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate

U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, speaks with U.S. service members at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, Oct. 24, 2013. While at Regional Command-South Levin met with constituents from Michigan and received an operational update of the Afghan National Security Forces from RC-South senior leadership. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Andrade, International Security Assistance Force HQ Public Affairs)