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U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment watch as CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade lands after an advising mission at the Afghan National Army headquarters for the 203rd Corps in the Paktia province of Afghanistan December 21, 2014.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade is seen flying outside of the window of another helicopter carrying U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment to an advising mission at an Afghan National Army headquarters for the 203rd Corps in the Paktia province of Afghanistan December 21, 2014.

The mountainous terrain of eastern Afghanistan is seen through the window of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter near Bagram Air Field in the Parwan province of Afghanistan December 23, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment uses the optic on his rifle to observe Afghans in the distance, near forward operating base Gamberi, in the Laghman province of Afghanistan, December 15, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment is seen as he fires a squad automatic weapon during a training mission near forward operating base Gamberi, in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 15, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment fire their squad automatic weapons during a training mission near forward operating base Gamberi, in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 15, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment eat their lunch from to-go containers before a training mission at forward operating base Gamberi, in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 15, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment examine belts of bullets for corroded rounds during a training mission near forward operating base Gamberi, in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 15, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment engage in a pull-up contest before a training mission at forward operating base Gamberi, in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 15, 2014.

U.S. soldiers cover their faces from the dust blown around by the rotors of a helicopter during a visit to an Afghan National police installation in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 16, 2014.

A crew member mans a machine gun on a U.S. Blackhawk helicopter as it flies over the city of Jalalabad after taking Brigadier General Christopher Bentley to inspect an Afghan National police installation in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 16, 2014.

Brigadier General Christopher Bentley (C) watches a demonstration by Afghan police officers with Nangarhar provincial chief of police, Major General Fazal Ahmad Shirzad (R), during a visit to an Afghan National police installation in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 16, 2014.

Brigadier General Christopher Bentley (2nd R) walks with Nangarhar provincial chief of police, Major General Fazal Ahmad Shirzad (C), during a visit to an Afghan National police installation in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 16, 2014.

Afghan National police officers demonstrate their training during a visit by U.S. Brigadier General Christopher Bentley to an Afghan National police installation in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 16, 2014.

A young Afghan boy runs through a field near Forward Operating Base Fenty, in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, December 17, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment perform guard duty in a tower on Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nangarhar province December 17, 2014.

U.S. soldiers play basketball on an outdoor court surrounded by concrete blast walls at Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nangarhar province December 18, 2014.

Lieutenant Charles McDonald prepares a platoon of U.S. soldiers from Grim Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment before an early morning mission at Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from Grim Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment stand guard on the street during a mission near Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from Grim Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment walk down the street during a mission near Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from Grim Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment walk away from their MRAP vehicles to the street during a mission near Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from Grim Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment stands guard near an Afghan police checkpoint during a mission near Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

Afghan children gesture at U.S. soldiers from Grim Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment as they stand guard near an Afghan police checkpoint during a mission near Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from Grim Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment drop to push-up position as they return from a mission near Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from Grim Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment laugh as they return from a mission at Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 10th Mountain Division inspects Afghan buildings with her dog during a mission with Grim Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment near Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

Afghan police warm themselves with hot coals in a pot as they are visited by U.S. soldiers from Grim Company of the 3rd Cavalry Regiment near Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

The rising sun lights smoke in the air as a man crosses the street near Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 19, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment talks to Afghan children during an advising mission to an Afghan police station constructed by ISAF near Jalalabad in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 20, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment shields himself from the rotor wash of a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter after being dropped off for a mission with the Afghan police near Jalalabad in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 20, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment prepare for a mission at Forward Operating Base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 20, 2014.

A crew member looks out the window of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade as carries U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment after an advising mission at the Afghan National Army headquarters for the 203rd Corps in the Paktia province of Afghanistan December 21, 2014.

U.S. soldiers play volleyball at forward operating base Fenty in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan December 21, 2014.

A crew member of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter stands above U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment as they fly to an advising mission at an Afghan National Army headquarters for the 203rd Corps in the Paktia province of Afghanistan December 21, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment prepare for an advising mission at the Afghan National Army headquarters for the 203rd Corps in the Paktia province of Afghanistan December 21, 2014.

Canadian Army Lt. Col. Christopher Comeau (L), the AAC Southeast Liaison Officer, speaks to Major General Mohammad Sharif Yaftali, the Afghan National Army’s 203rd Corps Commander, at his headquarters in the Paktia province of Afghanistan December 21, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment speak with Afghan National Army soldiers about their logistics while on an advising mission at the Afghan National Army headquarters for the 203rd Corps in the Paktia province of Afghanistan December 21, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment wait for helicopters to pick them up after an advising mission at the Afghan National Army headquarters for the 203rd Corps in the Paktia province of Afghanistan December 21, 2014.

U.S. Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division band perform Christmas songs at Forward Operating Base Gamberi which remains part of the ongoing Operation Resolute Support in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 11, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment take inventory of unused equipment at Forward Operating Base Gamberi which remains part of the ongoing Operation Resolute Support in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 11, 2014.

A shadow cast by a U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment shades spent brass strewn on the ground during a joint training mission, near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 12, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment watch a member of the Polish military on a shooting range as part of a joint training mission, near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 12, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment prepares his Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle for a mission on forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 12, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment play video games after returning from a mission at forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 12, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment carries a machine gun part after a mission at forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 12, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment walks with the unit’s Afghan interpreter before a mission near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 11, 2014.

Contractors use a machine to capture biological data of local Afghan men near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 14, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment stands in a turret of a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle during a mission near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 14, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment pets a contractor’s explosive detecting dog while riding in a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle during mission near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 14, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment interact with men selected to be biologically screened near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 14, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment stands near local men waiting to be biometrically screened near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 14, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment stands near local men who wait to be biometrically screened near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 14, 2014.

U.S. soldiers from 3rd Cavalry Regiment flag car to stop to be screened for explosives near forward operating base Gamberi in the Laghman province of Afghanistan December 14, 2014.

A U.S. soldier from the 3rd Cavalry Regiment walks with his rifle, after returning from a mission at forward operating base Gamberi, in the Laghman province of Afghanistan, December 15, 2014.

An Afghan herder walks with his flock near forward operating base Gamberi, in the Laghman province of Afghanistan, December 15, 2014.

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