Some members of the Rapid Equipping Force team at Forward Operating Base Salerno pose in front of the REF Expeditionary Lab, May 7, 2013. Pictured, from left: Army Master Sgt. William Pascual, operations noncommissioned officer, Rapid Equipping Force; San Gunawardana, expeditionary engineer, Exponent, Inc.; Stephen Jackson, expeditionary engineer, Exponent, Inc.; and JarMarcus King, Integrated Blast Effects Sensor Suites project lead, R4, Inc. Engineers at the lab rapidly produce prototype solutions for issues that hamper soldiers’ performance and safety in the field, thus increasing their capabilities. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Mark VanGerpen, 129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment/RELEASED)