An U.S. Army soldier with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, provides security during a patrol in Logar Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2012, in support of Afghan National Security Forces as part of Operation Thunder. “This time they already had this plan made and we were just there as support,” said U.S. Army 1st Lt. David Frye, platoon leader for 3rd Platoon and a native Berlin, Germany.