U.S. Marine Sergeant Lauren Nowak, the Female Engagement Team 13 team leader, currently in support of Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, and 27-year-old native of Fremont, Ohio, helps a local Afghan student with his alphabet during a class at Ekra Elementary School here, Nov. 29. Female Engagement Team 13 opened the school to provide educational opportunities to children in the surrounding area. They currently hold classes at COP Reilly for 20 students every Tuesday and Thursday, while a new school is being constructed nearby.