A coalition forces medic prepares to suture a facial laceration of a wounded Afghan policeman at the aid station on FOB Farah, Dec. 31. Four members of the Afghan National Police (ANP) involved in an IED strike were treated by PRT Farah medical personnel, the 541st Forward Surgical Team (Airborne) and coalition force medics at the FOB Farah aid station. PRT Farah's mission is to train, advise, and assist Afghan government leaders at the municipal, district, and provincial levels in Farah province, Afghanistan. Their civil military team is comprised of members of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Army, the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). (U.S. Navy photo by HMC Josh Ives/released)