U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Downing, commander, 2-12
Summary
U.S. Army Lt. Col. William Downing, commander, 2-12 Field Artilley Regiment, hands raised, conducts a question and answer session with soldiers from Bravo Battery, 2-12 FAR following an awards quarters and coin presentation in the Beast Lair on FOB Farah, Feb. 16. Soldiers from Bravo Battery, 2-12 FAR make up the security force team for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah. 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)