PRT members in Jaghori

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Pvt. Stephen Gaudet, infantry member from Hanson, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, shows his tattoos to people in the bazaar during a walkthrough in the Jaghori District, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Amy Rivenburgh(middle), civil affair member from Clinton, N.Y.., assigned to PRT Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dorothy Barker (right), healthcare specialist from Utica, N.Y.., assigned to PRT Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle hands candy out to local girls during a walkthrough in Nawur District, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Matthew Donoghue, infantry member from Duxbury, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, look at items local kids are selling in the Jaghori District, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Capt. Anthony Kelsey, civil affairs co commander from Dewitt, N.Y., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, speaks Dari with kids during a walkthrough in the Jaghori District, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Todd Scruton, civil affairs team Sgt. from Hannibal, N.Y., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, gives a high five to a kid during a walkthrough in the Malistan District, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Zachary Wiley, infantry member from Webster, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, bounces a soccer ball of his head while playing with kids during a walkthrough in the Jaghori District, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

Spartans Get Promoted

Congratulations to the newest Spartan promotees

U.S. Navy LT j.g. Reynaldo Reyes gets promoted to the rank of LT

U.S. Army Pvt. Dana Malozzi gets promoted to the rank of Spc.

U.S. Army Pvt. Rahmel Hill gets promoted to the rank of PFC.

Ghazni PRT patrol Qara Bagh marketplace

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan –Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Agribusiness Developmental Team and Afghan National Police members conduct a joint patrol of the marketplace in the Qara Bagh District, Afghanistan.  During this patrol the PRT assessed the marketplace and spoke to the villagers about their needs. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)



GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Jay McCarthy, team leader from Nantucket, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, speaks with kids during a patrol of the marketplace in the Qara Bagh District, Afghanistan. Sgt. McCarthy provided security for the civil affairs team and spoke with the villagers in the marketplace. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Muckleroy, agriculture education teacher from Jourdanton, Texas, assigned to Task Force White Eagle Agribusiness Developmental Team and U.S. Army Staff Sgt. George MacMasters, squad leader from Watertown, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, answers the questions of villagers during a patrol of the marketplace in the Qara Bagh District, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Spc. Roger Pilat, infantry member from Dedham, Mass., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, speaks with villagers during a patrol of the marketplace in the Qara Bagh District, Afghanistan. Spc. Pilat provided security for the civil affairs team and spoke with the villagers in the marketplace. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Army Sgt. Nathan Green, civil affairs specialist from Philadelphia, P.a., assigned to 403^rd Civil Affairs Battalion, Task Force White Eagle, gives a pen to a kid after a patrol of the marketplace in the Qara Bagh District, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

PRT Ghazni Navy members in action

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Maida Ferraes, corpsman from El Sentro, Calif., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, inspects her medical equipment in the Qara Bagh District, Afghanistan. (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 2nd Class Lynn Chaplin, corpsman from St. Petersburg, Fla., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, greets villagers during an assessment of the vocational school in the Ghazni District, Afghanistan. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

GHAZNI PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer James Emerick, information systems technician chief from Cary, N.C., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, cloning the MBITR handheld radio with new frequencies at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan. (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 2nd Class David Swearingen, communications specialist from Orange, Texas, assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, sets up an antenna on top of a tactical vehicle at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan. (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 1st Class Leopold Benjamin, logistics specialist from Upper Darby, Penn., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, inspects the 7.62mm 240 ammunition for damage or defects at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan. This inspection ensures when the PRT receive ammunition it is not faulty and will not create a jam in weapon system. (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 2nd Class James Buyarski, logistics support from San Juan, Puerto Rico, assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Lewis, logistics support from Atlantic City, N.J., assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Ghazni, Task Force White Eagle, conducts a monthly inventory of supply storage room at Forward Operating Base Ghazni, Afghanistan. This inventory ensures accountability of all supply items and maintains the PRT mission readiness. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady, Ghazni Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)