Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, left, education liaison and public affairs officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, climbs out of a tactical vehicle

FARAH, Afghanistan (May. 13, 2013) Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup, left, education liaison and public affairs officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, climbs out of a tactical vehicle upon arriving at Aboonaser Farahi High School for a key leader engagement with Farah's provincial director of education in Farah City. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Hospital Corpsman Josh Ives) File# 130513-N-IE116-059