Protective Service Detail Soldiers during a day-long mission throughout Regional Command (South)

82nd Airborne Division Soldier provides security for RC(S) leadership

1 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Stephen S. Wilson, personal security officer, Regional Command (South) protective service detail, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares to step into his Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle during a mission Nov. 2. Wilson and his team routin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

82nd Airborne Division Soldier commands convoy

2 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Brandon N. Holland, squad leader, Regional Command (South) protective service detail, 82nd Airborne Division, from Wilkes County, N.C., gives commands to his driver and gunner in his Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, as well as comm... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

82nd Airborne Division medic interacts with Afghan child

3 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Joshua W. Ginn, medic, Regional Command (South) protective service detail, 82nd Airborne Division, doubles as an armrest for an Afghan boy during a mission Nov. 2. Ginn and his team routinely escort the leadership of RC(S) to various locat... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

82nd Airborne Division Soldier surveys Regional Command (South) from his turret

4 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Josh Schroeder, gunner, Regional Command (South) protective service detail, 82nd Airborne Division, looks down into his Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle from his position in the turret during a mission Nov. 2. Schroeder and his team routi... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

82nd Airborne Division Soldier secures area in Kandahar City

5 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Gabriel D. Garnica, team leader, Regional Command (South) protective service detail, 82nd Airborne Division, stands near his Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, along with Afghans waiting to enter the Kandahar City police headquarters... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

82nd Airborne Division Soldier works with Afghan Border Police

6 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Ryan K. Howell, squad leader, Regional Command (South) protective service detail, 82nd Airborne Division, from St. Elmo, Ill., looks over weapons with an Afghan Border Patrol Soldier during a mission Nov. 2. Howell and his team routinely e... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

82nd Airborne Division medic high-fives Afghan boy

7 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Joshua W. Ginn, medic, Regional Command (South) protective service detail, 82nd Airborne Division, high-fives an Afghan boy during a mission Nov. 2. Ginn and his team routinely escort the leadership of RC(S) to various locations within the... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

82nd Airborne Division medic hands out toys to Afghan children

8 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Alexander C. Strickland, medic, Regional Command (South) protective service detail, 82nd Airborne Division, hands toys out to Afghan children through the gates of the Governor's Palace during a mission Nov. 2. Strickland and his team routinely e... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

82nd Airborne Division Soldier hands out toys to Afghan children

9 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Ibrahima Haidara, squad leader, Regional Command (South) protective service detail, 82nd Airborne Division, from Washington, District of Columbia, hands toys out to Afghan children through the gates of the Governor's Palace during a missio... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

82nd Airborne Division medics hand out food to Afghan children

10 / 10 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Joshua W. Ginn and Sgt. Alexander C. Strickland, medics, Regional Command (South) protective service detail, 82nd Airborne Division, hand out extra snacks from their meals to Afghan children through the gates of the Governor's Palace durin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL