GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Sgt. David Pickard, a team leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, prepares to sweep a road for improvised explosive devices June 30, 2012, in southern Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. ...

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- Afghan National Army soldiers fire an M2 .50-caliber heavy machine gun during a firefight with insurgents June 30, 2012, outside of Muqor, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The soldiers are on a partnered patrol with para...

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Nicholas Prieto, a platoon leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team, uses an armored vehicle for shelter from insurgent fire while communicating with his company commander, Jun...

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Sgt. David Pickard, a team leader with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team fires his M4 carbine at insurgents during a firefight June 30, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The vehicle he i...

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- A paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team walks past a robot used to inspect and diffuse improvised explosive devices June 30, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The robot is being used ...

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army explosive ordnance disposal personnel carry a robot forward to inspect a suspected roadside bomb June 30, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. When infantrymen find roadside bombs, mines and unexploded ordnan...