Surge in Afghanistan? Send in the Patrol!

US forces on patrol in Afghanistan

U.S. Army soldiers discuss mission plan while conducting a combat patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2010. The soldiers are assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez

U.S. Army soldiers conduct a dismounted patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2010.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez

An Afghan National Army soldier provides security at a checkpoint along Highway 1 in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2010.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Lopez cleans the windshield of a Stryker armored vehicle in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 16, 2010. Lopez is assigned to Company C, 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment.
U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez

By: Brant