Afghan National Army soldiers with the 1st Kandak, 4th Brigade, 201st Corps, await Afghan Air Force Mi-17 helicopters for transport to Forward Operating Base Connolly after successfully completing an Afghan led clearing operation near the village of Hesarak in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, May 17, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Vang Seng Thao/Released)