Sgt. 1st Class Vicente Martinez, right, platoon leader for 1st Platoon, Company D, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, shows Spc. Gerald Merten, an infantryman with 1st Platoon, Co. D, 1st Bn., 12th Inf. Reg., a piece of equipment, March 26, 2018, during a ground defense area patrol in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Martinez and his Soldiers, who are now part of Train, Advise and Assist Command-South, conduct ground defense area patrols to deter improvised explosive devices and indirect fire.

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