Lt. Col. Scott W. Kirkpatrick, commander of 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), addresses his soldiers on the last day of their control of Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Oct. 31. FOB Salerno was officially transferRed to the Afghan National Security Forces after 10 years of coalition control signifying the improved security situation in the province of Khowst and the ANSF's increased capacity and capability.