FOB FARAH, Afghanistan - Today members from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, Italian led Transition Support Unit South (TSU South), Regional Command West (RC West) and local Afghan Provincial leaders met officially transferring ownership of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah, Afghanistan over to the Afghan Government.
In a ceremony held on the FOB, Commanders from PRT Farah, TSU South, RC West and Farah Provincial Governor Mohammad Omer Sherzad all spoke before signing documentation releasing control of the nine-year old base to the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA).
Established in September 2004, PRT Farah was the first United States led PRT to come under International Security Assistance Force...
Today members from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, Italian led Transition Support Unit South (TSU South), Regional Command West (RC West) and local Afghan Provincial leaders met officially transferring ownership of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah, Afghanistan over to the Afghan Government.
Soldiers, sailors, civilians and coalition partners participated in the annual U.S. Army 10-Miler conducted at Forward Operating Base Farah, western Afghanistan, today.
Today members of Nemesis Troop, 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment replaced Assault Battery, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment as primary security force element at Forward Operating Base Farah.
Today members from Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah met with local leaders completing a three-month Farah Judicial Compound Refurbishment Project.
The $90 thousand project was initiated by former PRT members following a terrorist attack Apr. 3, 2013.
Provincial Reconstruction Team Farahā€™s base medical team does more than treat the standard fare of sick call sniffles and pulled muscles at the gym while deployed in theater to western Afghanistan.
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Louis McCray turned over authority of Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah to U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jeremy Fogt during a transfer of authority ceremony at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Farah, June 22. The ceremony was presided over by Commander, Regional Command West, Italian Brigadier General Ignazio Gamba and was attended by U.S. Consul General Jillian Burns and local provincial leadership.
While the Department of Defenseā€™s Sexual Assault Awareness month came to a close just a few days ago, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah continues to increase awareness and understanding of DoD policy regarding sexual assault in order to prevent incidents and ensure troops are aware of resources available to them, May 3.
