PROTECTION ON PATROL Team leader SGT Alexander Weston, a member of 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, and his Soldiers secure the rear element of a dismounted patrol Nov. 18, 2013, en route to an Afghan Border Police checkpoint in Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The 2nd Battalion is part of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Task Force Patriot. The Army is making S&T investments now to produce capabilities later that will benefit dismounted Soldiers, including lighter-weight, stronger armor that will provide increased force protection, and integrated, modular, mission-tailorable Soldier protection systems. (U.S. Army photo by SGT Eric Provost, Task Force Patriot Public Affairs)