U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Edward Duran, with Operations Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, Task Force Maverick, 1st Cavalry Division, directs his security force while providing security for Army officials as they visit Bala Hissar, a fortress serving as a base for a new Afghan quick reaction force in Gardez, Afghanistan, on June 27, 2011. The visit was part of an effort to determine what facilities and training the Afghan security force need.