Soldiers with the 3rd Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Bravo and Charlie Companies, 3rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion and the 710th Brigade Support Battalion as well as Bravo Troop, 3rd Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division and the 956th Transportation Company, temporarily attached to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, (shown from left to right) stand in formation in preparation for an awards ceremony held Feb. 6 at Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan. The awards ceremony was held to recognize soldiers receiving awards for their actions in combat and soldiers who were promoted to their next grade.