Last week, Subway spokesman and Jared Foundation founder Jared Fogle was arrested by federal authorities for the possession of child pornography. Child pornography raids like the one carried out at Fogle’s home, however, are only successful when backed by a good investigative team.

One such team is Human Exploitation Rescue Operative (HERO) Corps, a veteran-led program that digs through data and finds the evidence necessary to convict felons of possessing child abuse imagery.

HERO Corps was launched in 2013 to combat the growing scourge of child pornography on the Internet. Most of its investigators are wounded veterans with impressive mental strength and an appetite for helping others and serving our country.

With extensive combat experience and adamantine spirits, wounded veterans such as Army Ranger Shannon Krieger are better suited for sifting through disturbing imagery and pinpointing criminals than civilians. The HERO Corps cause gives program members a sense of purpose.

“I can put away anybody who’s watching this [stuff] – and that far outweighs any problem I might have in my psyche about whether I can handle the images,” Shannon told Christian Science Monitor. “It’s almost as good as the stuff I’ve done in the Army, and I think that’s probably more than you could ask for – being able to replicate that sense of service.”

Since the program started hiring on veterans six months ago, it has combed through a two-year backlog of data.

All members of HERO Corps receive intensive computer forensics and stress management training before starting on their first assignment.