 Operation HOT kicks off today with Creole Food, a meet and greet, and the concert to wrap it up. Before any of the festivities begin, the shots on the boardwalk must pass the nose inspection. The dogs are basically here today just to do a sweep of the area to make sure there's no explosives and, you know, more of a prevention than anything. This doesn't happen every day. Typically this happens when there's going to be VIPs in the general area. The bomb sweep of the calf boardwalk isn't an everyday event. This is definitely something we want to do. The boardwalk has now been deemed safe by our canine companion. Reporting from Kandahar Province, Afghanistan, I'm Army Staff Sergeant Elena Brun.