U.S. Army paratroopers provide security in a valley as Afghan army soldiers and Afghan National Police officers move up a mountain to an objective in the Jaghatu district, Wardak province, Afghanistan, Aug. 21, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.
Spc. Theodore Schmidt
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