U.S. Army Sgt. Thaddeus Hendershot, right, security

U.S. Army Sgt. Thaddeus Hendershot, right, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, conducts a pre-mission briefing on FOB Farah before departing for a key leader engagement in Farah City, Feb. 25. Civilian and military representatives from the PRT visited a newly constructed Family Guidance Center operated by the Afghan-operated NGO Voice of Women in Farah City to discuss gender issues, conduct a site survey and monitor programming. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Matthew Stroup/released)