Lt. Col. Ryan B. Wolfgram (right), the commander of 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, cuts the ribbon that symbolizes the official opening the new Pirpaymal Checkpoint Sept. 5 in Arghandab District, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. District Governor Haji Shah Mohammad held the other side of the ribbon for Wolfgram while Maj. Darren Keahtigh (left), the commander of Security Forces Advisory Team 37 of 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, waited to cut his end, which would mark day one of the new checkpoint that will foster security and stability in the region.