Still think it's this, it's Marines, that is whats protecting POTUS, this this is Apache Storm III keeping the 3 letters from getting strength
Approximately 96 Marines, Sailors and Afghan personnel engaged Taliban forces during the 14-hour operation, which included nearly four hours of sustained combat with insurgents in and around the bazaar. The operation, Apache Snow II, was designed to deny Taliban forces free movement in the area and strike against their ability to gather armaments.