Posted: 09/01/2013
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Alva Gwinn, left, and Pvt. Clayton Baldwin with the 87th Sapper Company observe camel herders cross Shekhabad Bridge during a route clearance mission in Wardak province, Afghanistan, Aug. 12, 2013. The U.S. and their Afghan partners routinely conduct route clearance missions in order to maintain freedom of movement for military and commercial traffic. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Yau-liong Tsai)