A US Army (USA) Soldier from A Troop, 2nd Squadron (SQD), 14th Cavalry Regiment (CAV REGT), 25th Infantry Division (ID) Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT), pulls security, armed with a Special Operation Peculiar Modification (SOPMOD) M4 rifle, performs a dismounted patrol on a street in Mosul, Iraq. Accompanying the Soldier is a Stryker APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) with Slat Armor cage during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. The cage detonates anti-tank shaped charges away from the vehicle