FOB SHANK, Afghanistan -- Command Sgt. Maj. William Johnson, the command sergeant major for ISAF Joint Command, shakes the hand of Pfc. Gage Andrews, a native of Bloomington, Ill., of A Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, July 12. The Sky Soldiers of the 173rd are on their 4th deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (photo by: Sgt. Michael Sword, 173rd ABCT Public Affairs) TF King fires for visiting IJC Command Sgt. Maj. at FOB Shank 625154

FOB SHANK, Afghanistan -- Command Sgt. Maj. William Johnson, the command sergeant major for ISAF Joint Command, shakes the hand of Pfc. Gage Andrews, a native of Bloomington, Ill., of A Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, July 12. The Sky Soldiers of the 173rd are on their 4th deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (photo by: Sgt. Michael Sword, 173rd ABCT Public Affairs) TF King fires for visiting IJC Command Sgt. Maj. at FOB Shank 625154 Stock Photo

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