Capt. Pennie Llorente of 426th Civil Affairs Battalion, and Sgt. 1st Class Valentin Vildosola of C Company, 1st Battalion, 1-17 Infantry, Task Force Viper, engage children near a meeting with elders of the local population during Operation Southern Strike II, June 5, 2012. The purpose of this mission is to disrupt the cross border insurgent network and capture and destroy insurgent weapon and improvised explosive device caches stored in the Ganjitsu and Pasha networks. ( Army photo by 1st Lt. Richard Norris/Released) Operation Southern Strike II 120605-A-EW551-174

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