Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, sprint to emplace an M240-B machine gun as they demonstrate crew drills to Afghan National Army soldiers prior to a foot patrol May 8, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The battalion’s parent unit, 1st Brigade Combat Team, deployed to Ghazni in March to help bring security to the country’s main commercial thoroughfare, Highway 1. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)

Paratroopers with the 82nd Airborne Division’s 2nd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, sprint to emplace an M240-B machine gun as they demonstrate crew drills to Afghan National Army soldiers prior to a foot patrol May 8, 2012, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. The battalion’s parent unit, 1st Brigade Combat Team, deployed to Ghazni in March to help bring security to the country’s main commercial thoroughfare, Highway 1. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod)