An OH-58D Kiowa helicopter assigned to Task Force No Mercy assists with operations by providing air coverage to U.S. Soldiers with Troop C, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), in Nadir Shah Kot District, Khowst Province, Afghanistan, Jan. 12, 2013. The mission aimed at gathering information from village elders and disrupt possible insurgent activity in the area. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Smith-Dutton/Released)