A U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion, 82nd Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, provides external security near Al Fadliyah, Iraq, Aug. 24, 2011. Alpha Battery 2-82 conducts operation post security patrol to prevent future attacks from improvised explosive devices in support of Operation New Dawn. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Johnny Curry)