Pvt. Michael Stevens, an infantryman assigned to Company

Pvt. Michael Stevens, an infantryman assigned to Company C, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team "Rakkasans," 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), interacts with Afghan children at a local madrasa near Combat Outpost Bowri Tana, Afghanistan, Dec. 2, 2012. The Rakkasans of Choppin Company, 3-187, provided security and intelligence support while the AUP searched nearby buildings and questioned locals about suspected insurgent activity. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Abram Pinnington, Task Force 3/101 Public Affairs)