U.S. Army Capt. Matt Schardt, Alpha Troop, 3rd Squadron,

U.S. Army Capt. Matt Schardt, Alpha Troop, 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, listens to Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Shamsullhaq Karimi, center, during a discussion about a village clearing operation at an Afghan Border Police station in Khogyani district, Nangahar province, Afghanistan, May 23, 2012. The operation involved the Afghan Border Police, the Afghan Uniform Police, the Afghan National Army and U.S. Army.