 A former Marine turned civilian contractor has brought dedication for both cycling and military service to a small forward operating base in Afghanistan. I started cycling and honestly being humble was one of the only sports I've ever been any good at. At Fob Lightning in the Pactia Province, retired United States Marine Corps Master Sergeant Tom Garner works as a mentor to the Afghan National Army Inspector General staff. And I came over here to be part of it. I wanted to help in some sort of way. I came into Marine Corps in 1985 and I'm a reconnaissance force recon infantry guy. After a day of mentoring, he rides his mountain bike along the short gravel road circling the inside of the Fob. When he approached me and asked if he could ride his bike, you know, there were two things that I was concerned about. One was everyone else's safety, then my other concern was for him. As the end of his 20-year career with Marine infantry and force reconnaissance, he tried out and won a spot riding with the United States Armed Forces cycling team. I was able to do that for two years in 99 and 2000, raced all over the states and all over Europe. I tried some normal, like you'd call civilian jobs and it didn't work out so well for retired Marine ground combat arms. So I started looking at being back with my family, which are military. Those values that the Marine Corps holds, he exemplifies and he doesn't have to do that anymore. An end of the day wardrobe change commences with Gardner switching from khakis in a polo shirt to spandex in a bike helmet. I've had a number of surgeries and been hit by a truck. I've tried to hang it up a couple of times, but I love it so much, I've come back to it. Reporting from Forward Operating Base Lightning, Afghanistan, I'm Army Sergeant Aaron Ricca.