ISAF Regional Command West
Hometown: Herat, APO, AF
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Featured Video
Afghan Child Receives Polio Vaccine
GoPro footage of an Afghan child receiving the Polio vaccine at the Children's Supplemental Feeding Center at Farah City Hospital in Farah Province, Afghanistan. Produced by LTJG. Matthew Stroup. Also available in High Definition.
Video by Lt.j.g. Matthew Stroup | PRTF | 12.27.2012
Recent Photos
(133 votes; 3.38)
PRT leadership meets the new mayor of Farah CityU.S. Army Spc. Matt Cullen, right, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, conducts a patrol brief prior to departing Forward...
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Ives | PRTF | 05.14.2013
PRT Farah meets with the provincial director of...U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Roderick Cooper, security force team member for Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah, checks radio communications prior to departing...
Photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Ives | PRTF | 05.13.2013
PRT Farah meets with the provincial director of...Photo illustration of a development project at Aboonaser Farahi high school in Farah City take on Feb. 26, 2013. (U.S. Navy photo illustration by Lt. j.g. Matthew...
Photo by Lt.j.g. Matthew Stroup | PRTF | 02.26.2013
Combined Team West units found an illegal ammunition cacheA joint operation between Italian personnel from the Transition Support Unit Center based in Shindand and the Afghan National Security Forces led to the discovery of...
Courtesy Photo | RC-W | 05.13.2013
PRT Farah physical fitnessU.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Laura Cook, left, and U.S. Army Spc. Nkelo Kurtz, right, both assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah medical department, talk...
Photo by Lt.j.g. Matthew Stroup | PRTF | 05.09.2013
Coalition Troops Provide Medical Care to Wounded ANA...U.S. Army Spc. Nkelo Kurtz and U.S. Navy Lt. j.g. Laura Cook, right and center, a medic and physician assistant assigned to Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT)...
Photo by Lt.j.g. Matthew Stroup | PRTF | 05.06.2013
Recent Video
(14 votes; 3.66)
Afghan Child Receives Polio VaccineGoPro footage of an Afghan child receiving the Polio vaccine at the Children's Supplemental Feeding Center at Farah City Hospital in Farah Province, Afghanistan. ...
Video by Lt.j.g. Matthew Stroup | PRTF | 12.27.2012
Sgt. Keith ShackelfordSgt. Keith Shackelford sends a greeting to Virginia Beach, Virginia from Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan for Holiday Season 2012
Courtesy Video | PRTF | 11.30.2012
Sgt. Keith ShackelfordSgt. Keith Shackelford sends a greeting to Baltimore, Maryland from Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan for Holiday Season 2012
Courtesy Video | PRTF | 11.30.2012
Petty Officer 1st Class Brandy OlmsteadPetty Officer 1st Class Brandy Olmstead sends a greeting to Coquille, Oregon from Forward Operating Base Farah, Afghanistan for Holiday Season 2012
Courtesy Video | PRTF | 11.30.2012
Petty Officer Jake HystadPetty Officer Jake Hystad, Minot, ND, talks to a KMOT-TV about his work his work as an explosive ordnanceman for the Navy, the end of the war in Iraq, serviceman...
Video by 1st Lt. Mark Graff | PRTF | 02.25.2012
ANA Medical Capabilities Top Notch at Camp ZafarSince March 22, Herat City has been in a transitional period, a status very evident when visiting the Herat Regional Medical Hospital, an Afghan National Army run...
Video by Petty Officer 1st Class John Pearl | RC-W | 04.17.2011
Recent News Stories
(91 votes; 3.17)
Farah directorate of education sees significant improvementThe Farah directorate of education under the leadership of its new Director of Education, Engineer Mohammed Saber, has seen significant improvements in its financial...
Story by Lt.j.g. Matthew Stroup | PRTF | 05.15.2013
Afghanistan: Combined Team West units found an illegal...A joint operation between Italian personnel from the Transition Support Unit Center based in Shindand and the Afghan National Security Forces led to the discovery of...
Courtesy Story | RC-W | 05.13.2013
PRT Farah Promotes Sexual Assault Awareness in Afghanistan
While the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Awareness month came to a close just a few days ago, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah continues to increase...
Story by Lt.j.g. Matthew Stroup | PRTF | 05.03.2013
While the Department of Defense’s Sexual Assault Awareness month came to a close just a few days ago, Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah continues to increase...
Story by Lt.j.g. Matthew Stroup | PRTF | 05.03.2013
PRT Farah links local director with the Lions Club to...Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Farah met with the local Director of Telecommunications, Jamalludin Pachakhil, to deliver computers provided by members of the...
Story by Lt.j.g. Matthew Stroup | PRTF | 05.01.2013
Herat: ISAF commander visits Regional Command West
This morning, the commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), U.S. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, visited Regional Command West (RC-W), the...
Courtesy Story | RC-W | 04.29.2013
This morning, the commanding general of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), U.S. Gen. Joseph F. Dunford, visited Regional Command West (RC-W), the...
Courtesy Story | RC-W | 04.29.2013
Transatlantic Opinion Leaders to Afghanistan visit...The Transatlantic Opinion Leaders to Afghanistan - a team of international consultants in the security, development and administration sectors from the ISAF troop...
Courtesy Story | RC-W | 04.17.2013
Recent Audio
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*In foreign languge* Radio Interview (Dari) with Dr....
Recorded interview (Dari) with Farah Provincial Director of Public Health, Abdul Jabar Shayeq. The interview highlights achievements in polio vaccinations, current...
Courtesy Audio | PRTF | 01.10.2013
Recorded interview (Dari) with Farah Provincial Director of Public Health, Abdul Jabar Shayeq. The interview highlights achievements in polio vaccinations, current...
Courtesy Audio | PRTF | 01.10.2013
Staff Sgt. James Bates
Staff Sgt. James Bates, Eagle River, AK, talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter about his job as a squad leader in Afghanistan, providing security for officers,...
Audio by Lt. Benjamin Addison | PRTF | 09.28.2012
Staff Sgt. James Bates, Eagle River, AK, talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter about his job as a squad leader in Afghanistan, providing security for officers,...
Audio by Lt. Benjamin Addison | PRTF | 09.28.2012
Capt. Jacob Estrada
Capt. Jacob Estrada from Lakewood, Wash. talks to a KIRO-FM reporter in Seattle, Wash. about his duress while deployed to Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | PRTF | 09.24.2012
Capt. Jacob Estrada from Lakewood, Wash. talks to a KIRO-FM reporter in Seattle, Wash. about his duress while deployed to Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | PRTF | 09.24.2012
Lt. Benjamin Addison
Lt. Benjamin Addison talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter about his work as part of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Farah, Afghanistan and job in public affairs.
Audio by Lt. Benjamin Addison | PRTF | 08.09.2012
Lt. Benjamin Addison talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter about his work as part of a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Farah, Afghanistan and job in public affairs.
Audio by Lt. Benjamin Addison | PRTF | 08.09.2012
Staff Sgt. Mack
Talks to a reporter from The Leader in Jacksonville, AZ about being deployed to Afghanistan, his responsibilities, discovering improvised explosive devices and his...
Courtesy Audio | PRTF | 04.15.2010
Talks to a reporter from The Leader in Jacksonville, AZ about being deployed to Afghanistan, his responsibilities, discovering improvised explosive devices and his...
Courtesy Audio | PRTF | 04.15.2010
Pfc. Wood
talks to a reporter from "The Beacon", in Acton MA, about his job as a cook, his unit's mission and his impressions about his deployment. Produced by 2nd Lt....
Audio by 2nd Lt. Christine Darius | PRTF | 04.12.2010
talks to a reporter from "The Beacon", in Acton MA, about his job as a cook, his unit's mission and his impressions about his deployment. Produced by 2nd Lt....
Audio by 2nd Lt. Christine Darius | PRTF | 04.12.2010
