BALA MURGHAB, Afghanistan – Spc. Dwayne Simms-Sparks, a Red Platoon, Bulldog Troop forward observer with the 7th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, scans the horizon as members of his platoon speak with village elders in Kamisari Village, Bala Murghab District, Badghis Province, Afghanistan, April 4, 2011. Fifteen soldiers performed select-leader engagements in Kamisari during Operation Red Sand. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kevin Wallace)