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Left: U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Dalagelis of Philadelphia,

Left: U.S. Army Sgt. Tiffany Dalagelis of Philadelphia,

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

A lone flower in a field stands tall during an all

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

Public Health Officials hand out medical supplies to

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

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ashley Smith

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,

Left to right: Abdul Zair Assistant Site Manager,

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

Rahim Faizi, head nurse of Farah City Hospital and

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

Rice, meatballs and corn are placed on plates in preparation

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

Joe Quinn of Boston, Mass., Counterinsurgency Advisory

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

U.S. service members assigned to Provincial Reconstruction

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

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin addresses hundreds

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

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin speaks to audience

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

Members from Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah listen

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

Sgt. Lonnie Norris (left), a native of Corinth, Miss.,

Sgt. Lonnie Norris (left), a native of Corinth, Miss.,

Sgt. Lonnie Norris (left), a native of Corinth, Miss., a maintenance supervisor, and Pfc. Kris Lawhead, a native of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, a UH-60 Black Hawk maintainer, both from Company D, Task Force Spearhead... More

A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Task Force Spearhead,

A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Task Force Spearhead,

A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, flies over the mountains of western Afghanistan en route to the remote Forward Operating Base Chaghcharan, A... More

Sgt. Rodney Frazier, a native of Fayetteville, N.C.,

Sgt. Rodney Frazier, a native of Fayetteville, N.C.,

Sgt. Rodney Frazier, a native of Fayetteville, N.C., section chief for the Distribution Platoon, Company E, Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, walks between a CH-47F Chinook he... More

Builder 2nd Class Christopher Beeler (left) and Builder

Builder 2nd Class Christopher Beeler (left) and Builder

Builder 2nd Class Christopher Beeler (left) and Builder 1st Class Jeremiah Shuemaker, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15 measure plywood floors while building a compound for an Army ... More

Builder 1st Class Chad Riegel, assigned to Naval Mobile

Builder 1st Class Chad Riegel, assigned to Naval Mobile

Builder 1st Class Chad Riegel, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15 performs a communications check as he prepares to convoy from Shindand to Camp Bastion. NMCB 15 is currently mobilized in suppor... More

Builder 1st Class Jeremiah Shuemaker, assigned to Naval

Builder 1st Class Jeremiah Shuemaker, assigned to Naval

Builder 1st Class Jeremiah Shuemaker, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, performs a security halt during a convoy from Shindand to Camp Bastion. NMCB 15 is currently mobilized in support of Ope... More

Sgt. Ryan Moore, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief with

Sgt. Ryan Moore, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief with

Sgt. Ryan Moore, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief with Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, California National Guard, goes over flight logs before conducting a mission in the Regional Command (West)... More

The 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th

The 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th

The 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 10th Sustainment Brigade, color guard stand at the position of attention during a color casing ceremony at Camp Marmal, Afghanistan, Oct. 2. In the past seven mon... More

Left: Hasina Rasuli, Gender Specialist for Alternative

Left: Hasina Rasuli, Gender Specialist for Alternative

Left: Hasina Rasuli, Gender Specialist for Alternative Development Program Southwest and right: Marsha Michel of Elizabeth, N.J., United States Agency for International Development field officer and Female Enga... More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Amanda Little of

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Amanda Little of

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Amanda Little of Welch, W. Va., Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Female Engagement Team member, sits with fellow FET members following the conclusion of an all women’s shur... More

Dental hygienic products and other medical supplies

Dental hygienic products and other medical supplies

Dental hygienic products and other medical supplies wait to be distributed to local villagers by Public Health Officials as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah province,... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Gayle Harris of West Palm Beach,

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Gayle Harris of West Palm Beach,

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Gayle Harris of West Palm Beach, Fla., Forward Surgical Team Farah emergency room nurse, provides medical treatment to an Afghan National Army soldier at Forward Operating Base Farah, Afgh... More

A newly established light fixture shines in the Farah

A newly established light fixture shines in the Farah

A newly established light fixture shines in the Farah City Hospital in Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. Engineers assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, assessed the impact and progress being made on the... More

Outlet fixtures wait to be installed in the Judicial

Outlet fixtures wait to be installed in the Judicial

Outlet fixtures wait to be installed in the Judicial Building in Farah City, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah engineers monitored the progress of the Judicial Building and mentored Afg... More

Naan bread, often eaten with traditional Afghan meals,

Naan bread, often eaten with traditional Afghan meals,

Naan bread, often eaten with traditional Afghan meals, is prepared for the Iftar Dinner held at Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan, Sept. 6. Dignified leaders in Farah Province, coalition forces and U... More

Joe Quinn of Boston, Mass., Counterinsurgency Advisory

Joe Quinn of Boston, Mass., Counterinsurgency Advisory

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. Army Sgt. First Class Jeffrey Takai of Dededo,

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Jeffrey Takai of Dededo,

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Jeffrey Takai of Dededo, Guam, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Security Forces Platoon Sgt., opens a gift during a special Christmas in September celebration at Forward Operating... More

A Farah Provincial Line Director meets with district

A Farah Provincial Line Director meets with district

A Farah Provincial Line Director meets with district level counterparts in the remote district of Pur Chaman, Afghanistan, Sept. 15. Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin and other provincial level officials c... More

Lal Muhammad, President of the Farah Farmer’s Cooperative

Lal Muhammad, President of the Farah Farmer’s Cooperative

Lal Muhammad, President of the Farah Farmer’s Cooperative Union, left, and United States Agency for International Development representatives participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the Farah Wholesale Ma... More

Farah Governor Rahool Amin speaks to the villagers

Farah Governor Rahool Amin speaks to the villagers

Farah Governor Rahool Amin speaks to the villagers of Togj at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Farah Afghanistan, Sept. 29. After three years of contract refinements and construction, Farah Governor Rahool Amin, ot... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air

A UH-60 Black Hawk from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air

A UH-60 Black Hawk from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, lands after flying over Regional Command West Oct. 10.

Sgt. Jose Rosa, a native of Puerto Rico, a squad leader

Sgt. Jose Rosa, a native of Puerto Rico, a squad leader

Sgt. Jose Rosa, a native of Puerto Rico, a squad leader for Forward Logistics Element, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, walks a Spydercrane from a CH-47F Chinook ... More

Spc. Lishan Watson (right), a native of Chicago, a

Spc. Lishan Watson (right), a native of Chicago, a

Spc. Lishan Watson (right), a native of Chicago, a petroleum supply specialist for the Distribution Platoon, Company E, Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, along with a crew chi... More

Builder 1st Class Chad Reigel, assigned to Naval Mobile

Builder 1st Class Chad Reigel, assigned to Naval Mobile

Builder 1st Class Chad Reigel, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15 cuts wood flooring with a saw to construct a compound for an Army Combat Service Support (CSSB) Brigade. NMCB 15 is curre... More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15 sleep under the stars as they convoy from Shindand to Camp Bastion. NMCB 15 is currently mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and is an e... More

Equipment Operator 2nd Class William Kannaday (left)

Equipment Operator 2nd Class William Kannaday (left)

Equipment Operator 2nd Class William Kannaday (left) and Builder 1st Class Jeremiah Shuemaker, both assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, perform a security halt during a convoy from Shindand to C... More

Captain Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot with

Captain Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot with

Captain Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Blackhawk pilot with Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, California National Guard, goes through his pre-flight checks before conducting a maintenance mission at Sh... More

Capt. Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

Capt. Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

Capt. Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, California National Guard, inspects the blades on his Black Hawk at Shindand Air Base, Afghanista... More

Lt. Col. Jim Turner, commander of the 548th Combat

Lt. Col. Jim Turner, commander of the 548th Combat

Lt. Col. Jim Turner, commander of the 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and Master Sgt. Shaunda Gordon, command sergeant major of the 548th CSSB, case the battalion colors during a color casing ceremon... More

Completed gabion baskets are stacked high outside of

Completed gabion baskets are stacked high outside of

Completed gabion baskets are stacked high outside of the Women Social Advocacy Foundation of Afghanistan’s office in Farah, Afghanistan, July 8, 2010. United States Agency for International Development and memb... More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nancy Reyes of Charlotte,

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nancy Reyes of Charlotte,

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nancy Reyes of Charlotte, N.C., Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Female Engagement Team member, begins to put on her head scarf in preparation for an all women’s shura cond... More

A local man is guided by a Public Health Official to

A local man is guided by a Public Health Official to

A local man is guided by a Public Health Official to receive his prescription after a medical evaluation as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah province, Afghanistan, Jul... More

Coalition force medical members transports an Afghan

Coalition force medical members transports an Afghan

Coalition force medical members transports an Afghan National Army soldier at Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Aug. 13. Two ANA soldiers were medically treated by coalition forces after sustaining wou... More

Two boys sit in front of the Farah City Hospital and

Two boys sit in front of the Farah City Hospital and

Two boys sit in front of the Farah City Hospital and watch members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah discuss the details of the electrification project in Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. Engineers assigned t... More

Gul Ahmad, construction worker watches as members of

Gul Ahmad, construction worker watches as members of

Gul Ahmad, construction worker watches as members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah discuss construction progress of the Judicial Building in Farah City, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. PRT engineers monitored ... More

Left, U.S. Navy Capt. James Mann, Provincial Reconstruction

Left, U.S. Navy Capt. James Mann, Provincial Reconstruction

Left, U.S. Navy Capt. James Mann, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah commander, greets Farah provincial leadership as they enter the compound for the Iftar dinner held at Forward Operating Base Farah in Afgha... More

A U.S. service member walks by a steel piece of the

A U.S. service member walks by a steel piece of the

A U.S. service member walks by a steel piece of the World Trade Center following a 9/11 memorial on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2010. The event was conducted to mark the 9th anniversary... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Gareth Evans of San Diego, Provincial

U.S. Navy Lt. Gareth Evans of San Diego, Provincial

U.S. Navy Lt. Gareth Evans of San Diego, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Physician Assistance, dressed as Santa Claus, passes out gifts to U.S. service members during a special Christmas in September celeb... More

An Afghan National Policeman provides security as Farah

An Afghan National Policeman provides security as Farah

An Afghan National Policeman provides security as Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin addresses hundreds during a shura in the remote district of Pur Chaman, Afghanistan, Sept. 15. Gov. Amin and other provinc... More

Provincial government officials from Farah Province

Provincial government officials from Farah Province

Provincial government officials from Farah Province meet with each other prior to the groundbreaking ceremony of the Farah Wholesale Market in Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 27. The market, a joint Government Islam... More

Farah Governor Rahool Amin claps after the ribbon is

Farah Governor Rahool Amin claps after the ribbon is

Farah Governor Rahool Amin claps after the ribbon is cut on Togj Bridge in Farah Afghanistan, Sept. 29. The $1.7 million bridge stretches approximately 300 meters across the Farah Rud and is expected to provide... More

Soldiers from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry

Soldiers from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry

Soldiers from Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, refuel a UH-60 Black Hawk after it landed for the day, Oct. 10.

A Downed Aircraft Recovery Team formed by Task Force

A Downed Aircraft Recovery Team formed by Task Force

A Downed Aircraft Recovery Team formed by Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares to remove one of the main rotor blades of an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter at the remote... More

Spc. Lishan Watson (left), a native of Chicago, a petroleum

Spc. Lishan Watson (left), a native of Chicago, a petroleum

Spc. Lishan Watson (left), a native of Chicago, a petroleum supply specialist for the Distribution Platoon, Company E, Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, rotates her arm in a c... More

Construction Electrician 1st Class Torrey McClure,

Construction Electrician 1st Class Torrey McClure,

Construction Electrician 1st Class Torrey McClure, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15 helps to pull over an Alaskan tent while constructing a compound for an Army Combat Service Support (... More

Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Seabee assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15 Construction Mechanic Chief James Warwick watches a movie on his laptop during an overnight-halt on a convoy from Shindand to Camp Bastion. NMCB 15 is c... More

Equipment Operator 2nd Class William Kannady, assigned

Equipment Operator 2nd Class William Kannady, assigned

Equipment Operator 2nd Class William Kannady, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, keeps an eye on the road and scans for threats while acting as turret gunner during a convoy from Shindand to Ca... More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lifts off the airfield

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lifts off the airfield

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter lifts off the airfield at Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan, Dec. 7, 2013. This particular Black Hawk is one of eight that provide medical evacuations to personnel in the Regional Com... More

Capt. Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

Capt. Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

Capt. Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, California National Guard, inspects the engine on his Black Hawk at Shindand Air Base, Afghanista... More

Col. Willie Rios III, commander of the 10th Sustainment

Col. Willie Rios III, commander of the 10th Sustainment

Col. Willie Rios III, commander of the 10th Sustainment Brigade, recounts the accomplishments of the 548th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion during his speech at the battalions color casing ceremony at Camp ... More

Right: Marsha Michel of Elizabeth, N.J., United States

Right: Marsha Michel of Elizabeth, N.J., United States

Right: Marsha Michel of Elizabeth, N.J., United States Agency for International Development field officer and Female Engagement Team coordinator for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, is greeted by Alternati... More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Amanda Little of

U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Amanda Little of

U.S. Navy Petty Officer First Class Amanda Little of Welch, W. Va., Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Female Engagement Team member, walks with fellow FET members following the conclusion of an all women’s s... More

Abdul Shayeq, Public Health Director for the Ministry

Abdul Shayeq, Public Health Director for the Ministry

Abdul Shayeq, Public Health Director for the Ministry of Health in Farah, provides a medical evaluation to a local family as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah province... More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Chrisbert

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Chrisbert

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Second Class Chrisbert Barbon of San Diego, Calif., Forward Surgical Team Farah X-Ray technician, provides medical treatment to an Afghan National Army soldier at Forward Operating B... More

Right: Sean Walters, builder chief, of Leavenworth,

Right: Sean Walters, builder chief, of Leavenworth,

Right: Sean Walters, builder chief, of Leavenworth, Kan., engineering chief for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, discuss the construction techniques with Abdul Zair Assistant Site Manager at the Judicial B... More

Wali Mohammad, electrical contractor and Sean Walters,

Wali Mohammad, electrical contractor and Sean Walters,

Wali Mohammad, electrical contractor and Sean Walters, builder chief, of Leavenworth, Kan., engineering chief for Provincial Reconstruction Team, discuss the quality of the electrification project at Farah City... More

Mark Thornburg of Washington, Department of State

Mark Thornburg of Washington, Department of State

Mark Thornburg of Washington, Department of State representative, speaks with Farah Provincial Leadership after an Iftar dinner was held at Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan, Sept. 6. Dignified leade... More

U.S. service members walk by the 9/11 memorial on Forward

U.S. service members walk by the 9/11 memorial on Forward

U.S. service members walk by the 9/11 memorial on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan during the early hours of Sept. 11. An event to mark the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks was conducted l... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Rivera of Barrigada, Guam, Provincial

U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Rivera of Barrigada, Guam, Provincial

U.S. Army Sgt. Thomas Rivera of Barrigada, Guam, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Security Forces Team Chief, sits in “Santa’s Sleigh” during a special Christmas in September celebration at Forward Operatin... More

Farah Provincial Line Directors gather at the local

Farah Provincial Line Directors gather at the local

Farah Provincial Line Directors gather at the local bazaar with district level counterparts in the remote district of Pur Chaman, Afghanistan, Sept. 16. Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin and other provincia... More

Pam Fessenden, United States Agency for International

Pam Fessenden, United States Agency for International

Pam Fessenden, United States Agency for International Development Team Leader, Office of Agriculture, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony of the Farah Wholesale Market in Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 27. The mar... More

Governor Rahool Amin, members of Provincial leadership,

Governor Rahool Amin, members of Provincial leadership,

Governor Rahool Amin, members of Provincial leadership, representatives of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah walk across the newly completed Togj Bridge in Farah Afghanistan, Sept. 29. After three years of c... More

Spc. James Doran, a native of Oregon City, Ore., and

Spc. James Doran, a native of Oregon City, Ore., and

Spc. James Doran, a native of Oregon City, Ore., and a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief for Company C “Ghostriders,” Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, inspects a tail rotor after f... More

Soldiers who are members of a downed aircraft recovery

Soldiers who are members of a downed aircraft recovery

Soldiers who are members of a downed aircraft recovery team formed by TF Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, carry a new rotor blade from a CH-47F Chinook helicopter that was flown in to h... More

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Ruben Salas, assigned to Naval

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Ruben Salas, assigned to Naval

Utilitiesman 2nd Class Ruben Salas, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15 helps to cover an alaskan tent while constructing a compound for an Army Combat Service Support (CSSB) Brigade. NMCB... More

Equipment Operator 2nd Class William Kannady, assigned

Equipment Operator 2nd Class William Kannady, assigned

Equipment Operator 2nd Class William Kannady, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15, scans for threats while acting as turret gunner during a convoy from Shindand to Camp Bastion. NMCB 15 is curren... More

Capt. Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

Capt. Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter

Capt. Andrew Wagner, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, California National Guard, inspects the blades on his Black Hawk at Shindand Air Base, Afghanista... More

Middle right: Marsha Michel of Elizabeth, N.J., United

Middle right: Marsha Michel of Elizabeth, N.J., United

Middle right: Marsha Michel of Elizabeth, N.J., United States Agency for International Development field officer and Female Engagement Team coordinator for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah speaks with an Af... More

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Christine A. Darius, Provincial

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Christine A. Darius, Provincial

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Christine A. Darius, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Female Engagement Team officer in charge, receives a carpet as a gift from Abdul Haidari, the Shib Koh district sub governor, fol... More

Villagers wait in line to be seen by a Public Health

Villagers wait in line to be seen by a Public Health

Villagers wait in line to be seen by a Public Health Officials as part of the Village Medical Outreach Program conducted in Khorma Leq, Farah Province, Afghanistan, July 19. Approximately 200-300 residents of t... More

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ashley Smith

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Third Class Ashley Smith

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

The Judicial Building undergoes construction in Farah,

The Judicial Building undergoes construction in Farah,

The Judicial Building undergoes construction in Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. Provincial Reconstruction Team engineers monitored the progress of the Judicial Building and mentored Afghan labourers on constructio... More

Wali Mohammad, electrical contractor in Farah explains

Wali Mohammad, electrical contractor in Farah explains

Wali Mohammad, electrical contractor in Farah explains how he implemented the electrification plan in Farah City Hospital, Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 5. Engineers assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah... More

Mark Thornburg of Washington, Department of State

Mark Thornburg of Washington, Department of State

Mark Thornburg of Washington, Department of State representative ensures Farah leadership enjoys their Iftar Dinner held at Forward Operating Base Farah in Afghanistan, Sept. 6. Dignified leaders in Farah prov... More

The U.S. and Fire Department of New York flag light

The U.S. and Fire Department of New York flag light

The U.S. and Fire Department of New York flag light up the 9/11 memorial on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan during the early hours of Sept. 11. An event to mark the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 terrori... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jerome Blas of Barrigada, Guam, Provincial

U.S. Army Sgt. Jerome Blas of Barrigada, Guam, Provincial

U.S. Army Sgt. Jerome Blas of Barrigada, Guam, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Security Forces Team Chief, receives a gift from U.S. Navy Lt. Gareth Evans of San Diego, PRT Farah Physician Assistant, dress... More

A local group listens to Farah Provincial Governor

A local group listens to Farah Provincial Governor

A local group listens to Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin as he addresses hundreds during a shura in the remote district of Pur Chaman, Afghanistan, Sept. 15. Amin and other provincial level officials con... More

The future site of the Farah Wholesale Market during

The future site of the Farah Wholesale Market during

The future site of the Farah Wholesale Market during the official groundbreaking ceremony in Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 27. The market, a joint Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan and USAID project, will ... More

Afghans from Togj Village stand on the Togj bridge

Afghans from Togj Village stand on the Togj bridge

Afghans from Togj Village stand on the Togj bridge in Farah Afghanistan, Sept. 29. After three years of contract refinements and construction, Farah Governor Rahool Amin, other provincial leadership members and... More

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kyle Cutler (right), a native

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kyle Cutler (right), a native

Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kyle Cutler (right), a native of Milford, Neb., a maintenance test pilot, Spc. Chintan Mahta (left), a native of Dallas, an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter crew chief, and Pfc. Casey Ogd... More

Steelworkers Constructionman Josh Lanoha, assigned

Steelworkers Constructionman Josh Lanoha, assigned

Steelworkers Constructionman Josh Lanoha, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 15 secures the cover to an Alaskan tent as he constructs a compound for an Army Combat Service Support (CSSB) Bri... More

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion

Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 15 work to replace a flat tire during a convoy from Shindand to Camp Bastion. NMCB 15 is currently mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and ... More

Sgt. Ryan Moore, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief with

Sgt. Ryan Moore, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief with

Sgt. Ryan Moore, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief with Company C, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment, California National Guard, goes over flight logs before conducting a mission in the Regional Command (West)... More

U.S. Army Sgt Tiffany Dalagelis of Philadelphia,

U.S. Army Sgt Tiffany Dalagelis of Philadelphia,

U.S. Army Sgt Tiffany Dalagelis of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah Female Engagement Team member, begins to put on her head scarf in preparation for an all women’s shura conduct... More

Children assist Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Children assist Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

Children assist Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan medical officials and Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah members with transporting medical supplies for the Village Medical Outreach Program conducte... More

U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Schaefer of Tyler, Texas, Intelligence

U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Schaefer of Tyler, Texas, Intelligence

U.S. Navy Lt. Matthew Schaefer of Tyler, Texas, Intelligence Officer for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah helps the Afghans wash their hands before the Iftar dinner held at Forward Operating Base Farah in A... More

U.S. service members participate in a moment of silence

U.S. service members participate in a moment of silence

U.S. service members participate in a moment of silence at the 9/11 memorial on Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2010. The event was conducted to mark the 9th anniversary of the 9/11 terrori... More

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin works with provincial

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin works with provincial

Farah Provincial Governor Rahool Amin works with provincial and district government officials to propose development projects in the remote district of Pur Chaman, Afghanistan, Sept. 15. Gov. Amin and other pro... More

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