U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Bradley Buss, left, a Media, Ill., native and a platoon leader with Company A, 4-3 Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducts a brief with his combat engineers prior to a route clearing mission, Aug. 13, 2013, in Logar province, Afghanistan. Soldiers of Company A routinely detect and eliminate improvised explosive devices, emplaced by the enemies of Afghanistan, to provide safe roads for Coalition Forces and Afghan citizens who travel in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Elvis Umanzor, 4th IBCT, 3rd Inf. Div., Public Affairs)