Left to right: Army Col. Eric Grimm, commander of the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division agribusiness development team; Pedro Torres, a U.S. Agriculture Department representative; U.S. Army Maj. Michael Leeney, executive officer 40th ID ADT; and Ted Wittenberger, U.S. Agency for International Development senior civilian representative, speak with Gulrahaman, chief of police, in Asmar, Afghanistan, Nov. 19, 2009. The same day, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told National Guard leaders such initiatives are an important role for the Guard.