U.S. Soldiers Deliver School Supplies in Farah City, Afghanistan

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Army Sgt. William Russell, left, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, conducts a mission brief before a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, center, shakes hands as he meets Mawlawi Guhlam M. Ruhaani, director of hajj and endowment, at a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Martin is civil affairs team lead for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, center, and U.S. Army Spc. Vancil Casebolt, left, talk with Mawlawi Guhlam M. Ruhaani, director of hajj and endowment, during a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Martin is civil affairs team lead and Casebolt is a civil affairs team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • An Afghan police officer peers through a security gate at the director of hajj and endowment's compound in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Mays, left, adjusts his five-point harness before departing Forward Operating Base Farah for a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Mays is a medic for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Spc. Kaleb Propst, right, carries boxes of school supplies to be delivered during a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Propst is a security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, left, carries a box of school supplies while Spc. Vancil Casebolt, center, unloads additional boxes during a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Martin is the civil affairs team lead and Casebolt is a team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Sgt. William Russell, right, talks with an Afghan boy during a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Russell is a security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, right, shakes hands with Mawlawi Guhlam M. Ruhaani, director of hajj and endowment, after delivering boxes of school supplies during a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Martin is civil affairs team lead for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, right, shakes hands and laughs with Mawlawi Guhlam M. Ruhaani, director of hajj and endowment, at the end of a leadership meeting in Farah City, Afghanistan, Dec. 29, 2012. Martin is a civil affairs team lead for Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives