Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah

FARAH, Afghanistan (Jan. 08, 2010) Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Rick West holds an all-hands call at Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah in Afghanistan. West visited the Central Command area More

FARAH, Afghanistan (Jan. 08, 2010) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead meets with Sailors and holds an all-hands call at at Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah in Afghanistan. Roughead visited t More

Members from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah's Civil Affairs and Civil Engineering team, along with Farahi Chief Justice and construction contractor members pose for a group photo in front of the com More

Left: U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Dalagelis of Philadelphia, Pa., Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah civil affairs member and Female Engagement Team non-commissioned officer in charge and middle: Marsha Michel of More

A lone flower in a field stands tall during an all women’s shura conducted in the Shib Koh District in Farah province, Afghanistan, July 10. The women’s shura was proposed by Haidari, who invited the FET to lis More

Public Health Officials hand out medical supplies to local villagers as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 19. Approximately 200-300 resident More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ashley Smith of Cashmere, Wash., Forward Surgical Team Farah operating room technician, left, provides medical treatment to an Afghan National Army soldier at Forward Ope More

Left to right: Abdul Zair Assistant Site Manager, Construction Mechanic Second Class Andy Tran Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah engineer and an interpreter for PRT Farah discuss construction progress of the More

Rahim Faizi, head nurse of Farah City Hospital and Builder Chief Sean Walters of Leavenworth, Kan., engineering chief for Provincial Reconstruction Team discuss the quality of the electrification project at Far More

Rice, meatballs and corn are placed on plates in preparation for the Iftar Dinner held at Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan, Sept. 6. Dignified leaders in Farah Province, Coalition forces and United More

Joe Quinn of Boston, Mass., Counterinsurgency Advisory and Assistance Team, left, and U.S. Army Capt. Patrick Dowdell of Ft. Carson, Colo., Chief of Operations, 4/42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Comb More

U.S. service members assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team wait to open gifts during a special Christmas in September celebration at Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 12. The event was orche More

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin addresses hundreds during a shura in the remote district of Pur Chaman, Afghanistan, Sept. 15. Gov. Amin and other provincial level officials conducted a two-day visit to More

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin speaks to audience members during the groundbreaking ceremony of the Farah Wholesale Market in Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 27. The market, a joint Government Islamic Republi More

Members from Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah listen as the Governor Rahool Amin addresses the villagers of Togj in Farah Afghanistan, Sept. 29. After three years of contract refinements and construction, F More

Chief Petty Officer Richard Heppard of Warrenton, Va., serves food to a junior sailor on Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2010. Sailors assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, cel More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Josiah Zathan inserts an intravenous catheter in an Afghan burn victim to help stabilize the vitals. Petty Officer Zathan is a medical technician with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah

Noor Mohammed teaches Pashto to a third-grade student at Kohak School in Bala Baluk. Representatives from the Farah provincial ministry of education and the International Security Assistance Force participated More

U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Fetterman speaks to the Farah Province Electric Power Line Director during an inspection of a new transformer at Farah City power plant Dec. 14. Fetterman is an engineer with Farah Provinc More

Ghaws Udin, the Pusht-e Rod District sub-governor, listens to community concerns during the first official district-wide shura Dec. 16. More than 50 influential community leaders attended the shura at the distr More

Elders from a refugee camp near Farah City talk with members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah about the needs of their community. Farah Province’s Director of Refugee and Repatriation, Abdul Khaaleq Amin More

Shewan shura leaders meet with Afghan government officials, Provincial Chief of Police Maj. Gen. Sayed Mohammed Qudossi, and Task Force Arrow commander Army Lt. Col. Craig Berryman to address security concerns More

Ghaws Udin, the Pusht-e Rod District sub-governor, watches as a group of new Afghan Local Police demonstrate weapons techniques during an ALP recruitment ceremony Jan. 1. The recruitment ceremony was the last s More

PARWAN, Afghanistan (Jan. 21, 2011) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, left, is visitig Sailors throughout the Afghanistan region, including the detention facility in Parwan, Provincial Reconst More

A 12th-grade student speaks to young women about the importance of education during a graduation ceremony for 180 young women who completed a 10-month course in English and computers Feb. 19. The Farah Departme More

Afghan National Police training instructor 2nd Lt. Niamatullah prepares a formation of 50 Afghan National Police recruits for their initial training course graduation ceremony. The police officers were the seco More

Provincial Economy Line Director Zahir Shah Khaatam speaks to a crowd of provincial government officials and members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah at the opening ceremony for a new economy building Ma More

Farah governor Roohul Amin, Economy Line Director Zahir Shah Khaatam and HOLD director Zala Ahmad talk about the educational books that will be used for a computer course for young women. The new U.S. Embassy-f More

Incoming members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah disembark a C-130 Hercules after arriving at Forward Operating Base Farah, June 27, FOB Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan. The PRT's mission is to suppo More

Incoming members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah disembark a C-130 Hercules after arriving at Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, June 27. The PRT's mission is to support the provincial-level gov More

Local Afghan National Police provide security for provincial and district level government officials as they celebrate the completion of Masaw Road, Pusht-e Rod District, July 4. Masaw Road connects to highway More

Pallets of water and fuel land after an airdrop resupply mission at Forward Operating Base Ice, Gulistan District, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 22.

A local girl watches as representatives from the Department of State, United States Agency for International Development and Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Regiona More

U.S. Army Security Force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah gets his weapon ready to go on patrol to Farah Hospital, Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 23. The Farah director of Public He More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah visit Farah hospital in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 23. The Farah director of public health and members of the PRT visited the hospital to asses More

U.S. Navy Lt. George Roland talks with villagers at the scene of a structure fire, Pusht-e Rod District, Farah province, Afghanistan, Aug. 2. While conducting a quality assurance check for a road project, membe More

International Security Assistance Force Commander U.S. Marine Corps Gen. John Allen arrives at Forward Operating Base Farah to visit with various Regional Command - West units, including Provincial Reconstructi More

U.S. Army soldiers of Charlie Company, 1-182nd Infantry Division, Braintree, Mass., security force for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, read a story to lighten the mood before conducting a mounted combat p More

A local Afghan washes his face during a Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah walking patrol of Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, Aug. 23. PRT Farah and Afghan National Police members conducted the walkin More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah prepare for a mounted combat patrol to check on the completion of Sheik Mahmoud Road, Shib-e Koh District, Farah province, Afghanistan, Aug. 25. PRT Farah conduct More

Residents of Farah City bring food onto Forward Operating Base Farah for a Ramadan iftar dinner hosted by the Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah for their provincial government counterparts and other key Afgh More

Female representatives of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, Department of State and USAID meet with local women to discuss health care, Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 4. PRT, DoS and USAID m More

Mullah Said Mohammad, Bala Baluk district governor signs a document in a meeting with U.S. Navy Cmdr. Shane Voudren, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Commander, from Turner Falls, Mass., before they meet wi More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah await transportation to a shura in Bakwa district, Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 8. In shuras, elders resolve community issues More

U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Joel Beaulieu, from Swansea, Mass., of 1-182nd Infantry Regiment, Charlie Company, security force for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, watches as a CH-47 Chinook arrives with members of F More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Davis, from Las Vegas, Nev., of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, mans a make-shift tactical operations center, which monitors communications between troops in the a More

Regional Command-West Commander Italian Brig. Gen. Luciano Portolano talks with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah and Farah government officials, Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, Oc More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Greg Widberg of 1-182 Infantry Regiment, provides security during a mission in Shib-e Koh district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Oct. 10. Widberg visited 1-182nd soldiers assigned as More

(From left) Farah Provincial Gov. Roohul Amin; Provincial Reconstruction Team Commander U.S. Navy Cmdr. Shane Voudren, from Turners Falls, Mass.; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for International More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah check the communication equipment of a mine resistant ambush protected vehicle Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, Nov. 14. The Communicati More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah stop to talk to local children while checking on the quality of Nawbahar road, Khak-e Safeyd district, Farah province, Afghanistan, Nov. 16. PRT Farah conducts qu More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer Luis Sanchez, from Portsmouth, Va., of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah works on one of him many project, Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, Nov. 16. Petty Of More

Farah Provincial Gov. Roohul Amin speaks at the Farah sports stadium ribbon cutting ceremony, Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, Nov. 23. The Provincial Development Council proposed the sports stadium in More

A Security Force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah 13-15, engages targets with a 240B at the shooting range on Camp Atterbury Dec. 10. SECFOR members are responsible for ensuring the safety of PRT More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Lindsey Bakke, a master at arms with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah 13-15, engages targets with a MA-2 .50-caliber machine gun during a training range at Camp Atterbury, More

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Sam Crumbaugh, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with EOD Platoon 815, instructs Afghan National Army and Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah members on safety procedures More

British army Lt. Gen. Adrian Bradshaw, International Security Assistance Force deputy commander, speaks with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah members about recent coalition operations throughout Afghanistan More

U.S. Army Maj. Leah Triolo, an orthopedic surgeon with the 67th Forward Surgical Team (Airborne), instructs Afghan medical providers on orthopedic care at Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanist More

U.S. Army National Guard Pfc. Lucas Wendeborn, a member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, pulls security during a ceremony to commemorate the upgrading of Farah Hospital from a district hospital to a pro More

U.S. Army Capt. Sean Eakin, a civil affairs officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, zeros his M4 assault rifle at the shooting range on Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, March More

U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Wilson Berlin, a Security Force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, scans his sector while pulling security on Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan More

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Sheppard, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, greets an embassy staff member at the passenger terminal at Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan More

U.S. Army National Guard Pvt. Kyle Papineau, Security Force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, pulls security from his turret during an escort detail on Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province More

Nancy Abella, U.S. State Department representative, and U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Sheppard, commanding officer of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah prepare for a key leader engagement in Farah City, Farah provi More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah travel via a foot patrol to a construction site to conduct a quality assurance/quality control mission in Bakwa, Farah province, Afghanistan, April 18. PRT Farah More

From left: Martial arts trainer Greg Thompson, Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Nick Ring, U.S. Army Capt. Terell Jones, U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremiah Thompson and Alen Sinanovic, dining faci More

U.S. Army National Guard soldiers from the Security Force element of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah move sandbags on Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan April 23. SECFOR is made up o More

Lt. Col. Abdul Qayoum Azami, Farah City prison warden, leads a tour of the prison in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, April 24. Coalition members are visiting the prison to observe and provide recommend More

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Benjamin Angiak, a security force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, scans his sector while pulling security on Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanist More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah arrive at the provincial governor's compound in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, April 26. PRT members are meeting the provincial governor for the first time.

U.S. Army National Guard Pvt. Kyle Papineau, a Security Force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, scans his sector from the turret of a tactical vehicle at Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah provin More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Carl Coles, a civil affairs member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, hands out magazines while greeting local children and other members of the community during a mission in Fara More

U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Joshua White, a security force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, pulls security during a road assessment mission in Farah province, Afghanistan, May 9. SECFOR i More

U.S. Navy Lt. Benjamin Addison, public affairs officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, documents the landing as a C-17 "Globemaster III" cargo plane lands at the airfield on Forward Operating Base Far More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Wes Skenfield (center), gives base fire fighters a tour of the C-17 "Globemaster III" cargo plane at the airfield on Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, May 10. The C- More

Mullah Abdul Satar, a former Taliban commander, discusses his decision to leave the Taliban during a reintegration meeting with members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah at Forward Operating Base Farah, F More

U.S. Army National Guard Cpl. Matthew Blanchett, a Security Force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, drives a tactical vehicle during a mission in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, May 12. P More

U.S. Army National Guard Pvt. Collin Day, a security force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, pulls security during a mission to the director of information and culture's compound in Farah City, Fa More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremiah Thompson, a culinary specialist assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, receives a shipment of food at Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, May 22. PRT More

Christopher Geursten, a field program officer for USAID (left) and U.S. Army Capt. Brian Woller, Civil Affairs Officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah (center) meet with school principal Abdul Hafara d More

U.S. Army National Guard Security Force members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah provide security during a mission to Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan on May 26. SECFOR is made up of National Guar More

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer William Gibbens, Senior Enlisted Leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, travels to an Afghan Local Police graduation ceremony in Dizhak Village, Farah province, Af More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah patrol through a dried out poppy field during a mission in Bala Baluk, Farah province, Afghanistan May 29. PRT members are in Bala Baluk to conduct interviews wit More

U.S. Army Spc. Michael Richeal, a security force medic for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, recites the oath of enlistment at Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, May 30. Richeal is a combat medic fr More

Participants from the various units on Forward Operating Base Farah begin the "Mud Pit" challenge in Farah province, Afghanistan June 2. The course is approximately four miles long and consists of several obsta More

U.S. Army National Guard Cpl. Matthew Blanchett, a Security Force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, provides security during a key leader engagement in Cin Farsi Village, Farah province, Afghanist More

Villagers from the Bala Baluk district travel along the street during a Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah mission to the Shewan bazaar, Farah province, Afghanistan June 7. Coalition members are visiting Shew More

Nancy Abella, U.S. State Department representative and civilian team leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah (left), arrives for a key leader engagement in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, June More

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Mark Velasco, a Security Force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, provides security during a key leader engagement in Cin Farsi Village, Farah province, Afghanistan Ju More

The friendly competition consists of five events and the individual who wins three of them will have bragging rights.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Thomasallen, a hospital corpsman with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, gives an IV to a "patient" while training at the Battalion Aid Station on Forward Operating Bas More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Thomasallen, a hospital corpsman with Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, rides in a tactical vehicle en route to the orphanage in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanista More

Medics from the 67th Forward Surgical Team work diligently to save the life of an improvised explosive device victim at Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah province, Afghanistan, June 20. The 67th FST is an Air More

U.S. Army Cpl. Jacob Bath, a Civil Affairs member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, mounts his M-240B weapons system to a tactical vehicle before a mission in Farah province, Afghanistan June 23. PRT Far More

U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. James Bates, a security force squad leader for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, gives instructions to his soldiers during a small-arms training session on Forward Operat More

Members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah and Regional Support Command West visit Qala'eh Kafir "Castle of the Infidel" in Farah province, Afghanistan, June 29. The units are conducting a site survey of t More

Medics from the 67th Forward Surgical Team and Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah rush to receive improvised explosive device victims at the battalion aid station on Forward Operating Base Farah, Farah provin More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremiah Thompson (left), Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Thomasallen (right), and U.S. Army Spc. Efrain Fuentes provide medical support for a 5K run held as part of an Independen More

U.S. Army Capt. Brian Woller (right), a Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah civil affairs officer, inspects a classroom in Cin Farsi Village, Farah province, Afghanistan, July 14. The PRT is visiting Cin Farsi More

U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Mark Velasco, a security force member of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, scans his sector while pulling security during a key leader engagement in Cin Farsi Village, Farah pr More