Blythewood, S.C. native, Capt. Jay Sirmon (left), commander of the Summerville, S.C.-based 1223rd Engineer Company, attached to the Fort Bragg, N.C.-based 82nd Sustainment Brigade-U.S. Central Command Materiel Recovery Element, and his company first sergeant, 1st Sgt. Mario Ramelb, who hails from Summerville, S.C., case their company colors during an April 24 transfer of authority ceremony with the Pierce City, Mo.-based 276th Engineer Company at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Over the course of their nine-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the 1223rd worked various deconstruction projects in their area of operations and assisted with transferring several bases to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jon Cupp, 82nd SB-CMRE Public Affairs)