Army Spc. John Yifith, attached to 3rd Platoon, Alpha Battery, 2nd Battalion Airborne, 377th Parachute Field Artillery Regiment, takes a knee while conducting a security patrol outside of Forward Operating Base Salerno July 7, 2012. The purpose of the patrol was to facilitate members of the female engagement team as they conducted key leader engagements at both a girls’ school in the village of Mangas and discuss the midwife program in the village of Kunday. Army Staff Sgt. Jason Epperson

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