An Afghan Border Police officer watches as an Afghan National Army Soldier practices with a handheld metal detector used to help find improvised explosive devices during the Explosive Hazards Reduction Course at Forward Operating Base Thunder near Gardez, Afghanistan. The four-week course provided by Combined Joint Task Force Paladin gives the students skills in detecting and neutralizing IEDs, the weapon of choice for the enemies of Afghanistan. (Photo by Ed Drohan, CJTF Paladin Public Affairs)