PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Dain Dillon, a Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team convoy driver from Miami, Fla., and an Asia Security Group guardsman perform tower watch at a forward operating base here Aug. 23. The Paktika PRT is a joint team that assists the Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan with governance, development, agricultural and security initiatives. Most Navy personnel on the PRT have stepped up to do jobs outside their technical specialty in order to ensure successful mission completion. Dillon is deployed from Assault Craft Unit 4, Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., where he is a gas turbine system mechanic. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester, Paktika Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PAKTIKA PROVINCE, Afghanistan – U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2rd Class Norman Anderson, a Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team convoy driver and security force dismount from San Diego, Calif., performs a radio check prior to going out on a mission Aug 22. The PRT is a joint team that assists the Government Islamic Republic of Afghanistan with governance, development, agricultural and security initiatives. Anderson is deployed from 32nd Street Naval Base galley, San Diego, Calif., where he is a culinary specialist. (Photo by U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester, Paktika Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs)

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