Army Sgt. Randy Kieso, a combat medic with 3rd Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade based at Fort Benning, Ga., will deploy for the first time in his Army career with the brigade on its first-ever deployment to Afghanistan in the spring of 2018 following a month-long rotation at the Joint Readiness Center at Fort Polk, La. SFABs are a permanent, additive force structure that is being developed and deployed as a solution to an enduring Army requirement in support of the defense strategy. Army photo by Spc. Noelle E. Wiehe