Spc. Nolan R. Barbone, rigger, Special Operations Task Force – South, prepares fuel drums for an aerial resupply Dec. 14 at Kandahar Air Field, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Barbone, who hails from Crown Point, N.M., says that he “sleeps better at night” knowing that he is helping the teams on the ground. He is a member of the 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.