U.S. soldiers with Chosen Company, 3rd Battalion (Airborne), 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force 4-25 prepare for a patrol in Khermanah, Paktia province, Afghanistan, Aug. 19, 2012. The soldiers went out in response to an indirect attack against Combat Outpost Herrera. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull)