U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Michael Leslie, an Austin, Texas, native, watches the ridgeline of nearby mountains from atop the Arazi School March 10. Leslie is part of the security force element for Provincial Reconstruction Team Kunar and is deployed from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 143rd Infantry (Airborne) out of Austin, Texas. The team was conducting its first mission solo as it prepares to take the reins from from the previous PRT.