A local Afghan boy shows off his pet bird during a mission led by U.S. Army soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, to patrol the streets outside of Combat Operating Post 8-1, in downtown Kandahar City, Afghanistan, May 30. The objective of the mission is to set up tactical control points to search vehicles/occupants, and to gather atmospherics from the general population.