Capt. Jacob Tiernan, logistics officer with Security Forces Assistance Team 11, provides security while entering Loy Kalay village during Operation Southern Strike IV, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 2012. The operation focused on removing insurgent influence on local populations and connecting isolated villages to their government and police. Tiernan's home unit is the 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division. Operation Southern Strike IV 121115-A-WQ555-184

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