A route clearance convoy from the 454th Engineer Company, 111th Engineer Battalion, Texas Army National Guard, awaits further instructions from the convoy commander following a simulated explosion during a training mission at Camp Bowie in Brownwood, Texas, June 17, 2013. The engineer company, based out of San Angelo, Texas, is preparing for a slated deployment to Afghanistan in early 2014, and is the only route clearance mission team within the Texas National Guard. (National Guard photo by Laura L. Lopez/Released)