An Afghan soldier runs past a U.S. Army paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team during a firefight June 15, 2012, near Joint Security Station Hasan, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.  The paratrooper is armed with an M249 squad automatic weapon. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod, Task Force 1/82 PAO)