How to Easily Extract Wandering Mother Base Soldiers | MGSV

Wandering Mother Base soldiers are comrades from the old Mother Base. There’s several side op missions that task you with finding and rescuing them. The problem is, they start running away as soon as they see you. Either that, or they start throwing grenades at you. Rescuing them all gives you access to Memento Photos and helps unlock the Reminiscence trophy. In this guide, we’re going to show you how to easily extract wandering Mother Base soldiers.


When you enter the designated zone where you need to look for the soldier, equip the cardboard box. Then enter his field of view (hidden inside the box), and he will run towards you. He’ll stare for a couple of moments and eventually recognize you. After that, he’ll salute you and finally let you fulton him peacefully.

Note: Do not exit the box until the soldier realizes it’s you. You might spook him.