Three local children hurry past U.S. Army Pfc. Ian McIntee, from West Palm Beach, Fla., who is a scout sniper with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, Task Force Spartan, as he trudges through the icy streets of Gardez during a patrol, Feb. 16. The scouts were assisting local Afghan Uniformed Police on a presence patrol around the city.