U.S. Soldiers Continue Patrols Outside FOB Shank In Afghanistan

PUL-E ALAM, AFGHANISTAN - MARCH 31: CSM Brian Hamm from Plano, Texas (L) and 1LT John Levulis from Buffalo, New York with the U.S. Army's 2nd Battalion 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division patrol up a mountainside near Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shank on March 31, 2014 near Pul-e Alam, Afghanistan. The primary mission of soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division stationed at FOB Shank is to advise and assist Afghan National Security Forces in the region. Security is at a heightened state throughout Afghanistan as the nation prepares for the April 5th presidential election. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)