A Soldier is silhouetted against the sun as he drinks water before beginning the second day of a two-day operation near Komandek Ghar in the Panjwai district of Kandahar province, Afghanistan, April 11, 2013. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 38th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division participated in Operation Viper Strike to clear the area of explosives caches. ( Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Hackbarth/Released) Chaos Company strikes back with Operation Viper Strike 130411-A-PV892-001

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