Part of service provided by US soldier touring my area (6)
I believe the answer is:
gloria
'part of service' is the definition.
(type of hymn, part of a church service)
'us soldier touring my area' is the wordplay.
'us soldier' becomes 'gi' (informal term for a US soldier).
'touring' indicates putting letters inside (touring can mean going round).
'my' becomes 'lor' (exclamation of surprise).
'area' becomes 'a' (maths abbreviation).
'gi' going around 'lor' is 'glori'.
'glori'+'a'='GLORIA'
'provided by' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for gloria that I've seen before include "Doxology" , "-- Gaynor, disco diva" , "song used by worshippers" , "piece of church music" , "Hymn of praise" .)