soldier patrols with his interpreter through Nowdeh Village, Afghanistan


Local children watch as Air Force Tech. Sgt. Dale Spencer, a native of Tucson, Ariz., currently serving as a squad leader with the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing, Task Force Reaper, patrols with his interpreter, Alex, through Nowdeh Village, which is near Bagram Air Field, June 6, 2012. The unit's mission is to ensure all areas within a roughly 10-mile radius of the airfield are secure for air traffic.


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