U.S. Army Sgt. Nick Andrews looks into the valley from a mountaintop outside the village of Nengaresh in Nuristan province, Afghanistan, Jan. 21, 2010.

Andrews is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 133rd Infantry Regiment.

After seven hours of searching through rugged terrain, U.S. and Afghan soldiers located an improvised explosive device along Route Iowa, based on a tip.

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Matson