At Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, there is a place that wants to know about your tactical problems. The forward team of the U.S. Army Rapid Equipping Force or REF, wants Soldiers to bring their ideas regarding equipment on how to accomplish their missions more efficiently.

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BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -Soldiers from the 962nd Quartermaster Company (Mortuary Affairs), out of Fort Shafter, Hawaii, arguably have one of the hardest jobs in the Army. They arrived in Afghanistan from all parts of the Pacific: Alaska, American Samoa, Guam, and Hawaii, and they are here for one purpose. The U.S. Army Reserve unit is responsible for receiving, processing, safeguarding and transporting the remains and accompanying personal effects of U.S. and Coalition fallen service members, contractors, and civilians throughout Afghanistan.

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KABUL, Afghanistan -- As an Afghan-American linguist, Sgt. Zabi Abraham strives to help the two countries he loves.

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As the beating heart of Afghanistan, the city of Kabul relies on several checkpoints to screen vehicles and people traveling along its major arteries.

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On a brief trip to see their friends again, a group of advisors inside UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters descended onto this Afghan National Army base.

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FORWARD OPERATING BASE ALTIMUR, Afghanistan -- On a brief trip to see their friends again, a group of advisors inside UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters descended onto this Afghan National Army base.

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TARIN KOWT, Afghanistan - Regardless of what a unit's mission may be, the need of water, fuel, food and equipment are essential to the success of the mission's outcome. In order to assist the Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division provide security for the base and for the advisory missions conducted by Soldiers of the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joey Quinata and his Soldiers have taken the responsibility to provide those sustainment resources.

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FOB LIGHTNING, Afghanistan -- The Army's 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade has a Soldier who is helping his own unit members here and those of the Afghan forces by implementing physical therapy-related preventive care to keep personnel healthy and fit in a deployed environment.

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At the NATO/U.S.-led Joint Operation Center at Forward Operating Base Lightning there is an Afghan Army officer observing and learning how a world-class military deployed unit works in his country. On the other end of the FOB, a U.S. Army officer observes, watches and assists Afghans in their JOC assessing the enemy on a daily basis.

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Three Soldiers from the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade headquarters at FOB Lightning are training the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (Army and Police) in an innovative way to conduct preventive maintenance on some of their vehicles.

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