Alaska Army National Guard and Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force soldiers get ready to head out on a mission Dec. 17, 2009 to the Kabul International Airport and Kabul Military Training Center from Camp Eggers, Afghanistan. Master Sgt. Eric Schlemme, second from left, and Maj. Wayne Don, fifth from left, are a two-member team from the Alaska Army National Guard working as U.S. liaisons with the Mongolian Expeditionary Force in Afghanistan. The two Alaska Army National Guardsmen are working as tactical advisers, consultants on base security operations and mentors offering insight into the U.S. command structure and operational tempo. The Alaskans are in the middle of a six-month deployment to Afghanistan. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska National Guard)
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Soldiers from the Alaska Army National Guard and Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force, Artillery Mobile Training team, are pictured in front of the Kabul Military Training Center in Afghanistan on Dec. 17, 2009. Maj. Wayne Don, top row, third from left, and Master Sgt. Eric Schlemme, top row, fifth from left, are a two-member team from the Alaska Army National Guard embedded with the Mongolian Expeditionary Task Force in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. They are the sixth rotation of Alaska Army National Guardsmen to volunteer to deploy with the Mongolians. The Alaskans are expected to return home early 2010 after a six-month deployment that began in September 2009. (Photo courtesy of the Alaska National Guard)
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