Troop B, 1st Squadron, 40th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division troops stare out over the mountains of West Paktika, Afghanistan, Sept. 4, during a night patrol as part of a three day dismounted patrol in support of Operation Champion Spear. Operation Champion Spear is a combined operation encompassing Afghan national security forces and International Security Assistance Forces within the western half of Paktika targeting specific individuals and locations to better secure the area for the innocent civilians of the area.