U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Elijah Bales, a Knoxville, Tenn., native and platoon leader with Company C, 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), speaks through an interpreter to an Afghan Uniformed Police chief during a presence patrol led by AUP and Afghan Border Patrol in a village near Chamkani, Oct. 23, 2012. The Afghan-led patrol was conducted with extensive coordination executed by the Afghan agencies while U.S. soldiers assisted when needed. This example of success and growth is what is helping the AUP and ABP gain confidence in their own capabilities while taking the lead in combat operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington, TF 3-101 Public Affairs)