PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Sgt. Jason Starkweather (right), from Trinity, , and Pfc. Kolton Roofe, from Cortez, Colo., b

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PARWAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Sgt. Jason Starkweather (right), from Trinity, , and Pfc. Kolton Roofe, from Cortez, Colo., both ammunitions specialists with Alpha Company, 15th “Gamblers” Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd “Black Jack” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas, prepare cargo for an outlining forward operating base during a sling load operation on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Oct. 11, 2013. Starkweather and Roofe are part of one of A. Co.’s sling teams who perform more than 25 sling operations a month, with Starkweather being only one of four certified to inspect sling loads. Starkweather is a Trinity, native and Roofe a Cortez, Colo. native

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