U.S. Air Force chaplain Lt. Col. Michael Weber (center) leads the Catholic daily mass at Camp Eggers, Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, July 23, 2007. Colonel Weber recently deployed to the Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan (CSTC-A), headquartered in Afghanistan’s capital city from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. He is the first Catholic priest to serve at this location in many months. He volunteered to deploy here replacing a chaplain who had to leave due to illness. Besides providing the various chaplain services to the joint military community at Camp Eggers Colonel Weber also serves as a mentor to the Afghan Religious and Cultural Affairs (RCA) Officers, who are the Afghan equivalent to U.S. military chaplains. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jim Varhegyi)(released)

U.S. Army Capt. Carl Subler, right, a chaplain, celebrates Catholic Mass for soldiers at an abandoned compound during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to Company A, 1st Battalion, 17th Infantry Regiment.

U.S. Army Chaplain Lt. Col. Avi Weiss leads singing in the camp’s chapel Friday, Feb. 24, Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan. Weiss is the only U.S. military rabbi currently serving in Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Christine Samples/Released)