U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Theresa Richards, a hospital corpsman assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah, waves to an Afghan boy during a mission in Farah City, Farah province, Afghanistan, Sept. 29. The PRT is conducting the mission to monitor progress at a therapeutic feeding center. PRT Farah is a unit of soldiers, sailors and airmen working with various government and non-government agencies tasked with facilitating governance and stability in the region by working hand in hand with local officials and the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.