U.S. Army Col. Bruce P. Antonia, Manchester, Conn., native and commander of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot, based at Fort Polk, La., talks with Vice President Joseph Biden at Forward Operating Base Airborne in eastern Afghanistan Jan. 11. U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, International Security Assistance Force commanding general from Cornwall on Hudson, N.Y., and U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Womack, 4th BCT, 10th Mtn. Div. TF Patriot command sergeant major from Leesville, La., listen to the discussion.