Ghazni PRT women host health class for local women

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Local women listen to female Provincial Reconstruction Team members during the women’s health class at the local clinic Oct. 8, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan.  The women PRT members taught the local females how to properly take care of themselves and their children. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Nicole Janssen, civil affairs member from Wautoma, Wis., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, speaks to a local child during the women’s health class at the local clinic Oct. 8, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan.  The women PRT members taught the local females how to properly take care of themselves and their children. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2^nd Class Maida Ferraes, corpsman from El Sentro, Calif., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, greets local children during the women’s health class at the local clinic Oct. 8, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan.  The women PRT members taught the local females how to properly take care of themselves and their children. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Ms. Rebecca Yagerman, U.S. Aid field program officer from New York, N.Y., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, speaks to local children about the different hygiene items they received during the women’s health class in the local clinic Oct. 8, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan.  The women PRT members taught the local females how to properly take care of themselves and their children. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A Local woman gets her blood pressure checked in the local clinic Oct. 8, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan.  The women PRT members performed check-ups on the local women and their children. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2^nd Class Thaysha King, corpsman from Queens, N.Y., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, applies lotion to the face of a local child during the women’s health class at the local clinic Oct. 8, at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan.  The women PRT members taught the local females how to proper skin care. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

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GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Cpl. Roger Pilat, infantry member from Dedham, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, shows the daughters of the Department of Women Affairs director their photos during the DOWA key leader engagement Sept 6, in Ghazni City, Afghanistan. Cpl Pilot is a member of the security detail during this meeting.  (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jill Lavoie)

Spartans secure area and shoot at local range

 GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Alexander, team leader from Nantucket, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, secures the perimeter while U.S. Army Staff Sgt. George MacMasters, squad leader from Watertown, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, uses his binoculars to watch the perimeter Sept. 28, at the Waghez District Center, Afghanistan.  The PRT was providing security while a meeting with the Muhammed Qasim, chief of police for Waghez District. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Michael Desantis, infantry member from Malden, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, guards the front entrance as U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Griffin, from Snohomish, Wash., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, and U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Alexander, team leader from Nantucket, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, secures the perimeter Sept. 28, at the Waghez District Center, Afghanistan.  The PRT was providing security while a meeting with the Muhammed Qasim, chief of police for Waghez District. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – Members of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, fire their weapons Sept. 28, at the firing range in Waghez District, Afghanistan. The PRT confirmed their primary and secondary weapons were zeroed. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Enrico Mateo, infantry member from Randolph, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, and U.S. Army Spc. Whitney Hyde, infantry member from West Tisbury, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, fire their weapons Sept. 28, at the firing range in Waghez District, Afghanistan., Afghanistan. The PRT confirmed their primary and secondary weapons were zeroed. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Michael Desantis, infantry member from Malden, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, fires his weapon Sept. 28, at the firing range in Waghez District, Afghanistan.  The PRT confirmed their primary and secondary weapons were adjusted properly. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)