Capt. Tom Angstadt, an infantry officer from Anchorage, Alaska, pauses on a patrol during Operation Southern Fist in the village of Obezhan Kalay, Spin Boldak district, Afghanistan, Sept. 30, 2012. The Afghan-led operation focused on denying the enemy freedom of maneuver and to connect local villagers with the Afghan government. Angstadt is the commander of Security Force Assistance Team 8. His home unit is the 4th Infantry Division's 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, Fort Carson, Colo. Afghan Border Police knock out insurgent activity with Southern Fist 120930-A-DL064-607

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