Lt. Col. Greg Harbin, right, briefs Tech. Sgt. Brent Breese and Capt. Geoff Baum before a mission in Afghanistan with NATO troops. (Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times)
Harbin, center, and Breese, right, aboard a plane after a mission in southern Afghanistan. (Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times)
Harbin, second from right, poses with his team in front of a Rover unit duct-taped to a Black Hawk helicopter during Hurricane Katrina. (Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times)
Harbin, right, and Maj. James Hoffman use a Rover laptop and receiver in the streets of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The Rover cameras helped spot stranded people and pets in the Lower 9th Ward. (Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times)