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U.S. Army 1st Lt. Connor Gerencser, center, briefs his crews before a night route clearance mission on Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar province, May 23, 2014. Gerencser, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company A, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Combined Arms Route Clearance Operation 30. The soldiers are tasked with ensuring the routes used by coalition forces remain free of improvised explosive devices.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Connor Gerencser, center, briefs his crews before a night route clearance mission on Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar province, May 23, 2014. Gerencser, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company A, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Combined Arms Route Clearance Operation 30. The soldiers are tasked with ensuring the routes used by coalition forces remain free of improvised explosive devices.

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Connor Gerencser, center, briefs his crews before a night route clearance mission on Forward Operating Base Shank in Afghanistan's Logar province, May 23, 2014. Gerencser, a platoon leader, is assigned to the 10th Mountain Division's Company A, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, Combined Arms Route Clearance Operation 30. The soldiers are tasked with ensuring the routes used by coalition forces remain free of improvised explosive devices.

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