A soldier of 3rd Brigade, 205th Corps, Afghan National Army, puts on his kneepads at a strongpoint during clearing operations near Sher'Ali Kariz, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb. 26, 2012. The mission with 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, and 3rd Kandak, 3rd Brigade, Afghan National Civil Order Police, located and destroyed insurgent weapons caches and improvised explosive devices.