U.S. Troops Deliver School Supplies in Farah Province

Department of Defense Photo Essay

  • U.S. Army Sgt. William Russell, center, conducts a pre-mission brief on Forward Operating Base Farah before a visit to a local returnee and refugee village in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. Russell is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, which visited the village on the outskirts of Farah City to conduct a site survey and deliver humanitarian assistance. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Spc. Vancil Casebolt, left, shakes hands with Rahmadin Regiwal, Farah provincial director of refugees, upon arrival at a local returnee and refugee village in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. Casebolt is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Sgt. William Russell, second from left, points to other troops upon arrival at a local returnee and refugee village in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. Russell is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • A young Afghan girl stares into the camera lens at a local returnee and refugee village in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, left, and Ray Sudweeks, right, U.S. State Department representative, pass out toys and school supplies to Afghan children during a visit to a returnee and refugee village in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. Martin, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, left, unloads a box of school supplies during a visit to a local returnee and refugee village in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. Martin, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Martin, left, conducts a mission debrief on Forward Operating Base Farah following a visit to a local returnee and refugee village in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. Martin, a civil affairs officer, is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • Young Afghan girls look on as U.S. troops visit their village for a site survey and deliver humanitarian supplies in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • A young Afghan boy sits and plays as U.S troops unload boxes of school supplies and other goods to a returnee and refugee village in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives
  • U.S. Army Spc. Vancil Casebolt, right, delivers a box of goods during a visit to a local returnee and refugee village in Farah province, Afghanistan, Feb. 9, 2013. Casebolt is assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Josh Ives