Kandahar provincial and district officials visited the Gorak district of Kandahar province for a health shura and humanitarian aid distribution, Mar. 6. The Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (KPRT), a civilian-military team, and the World Food Program (WFP) assisted the Kandahar provincial government to deliver food aid and basic medical supplies needed to local citizens.
The Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team congratulates Pittsburgh native U.S. Navy Logistics Specialist Seaman Renard Smith for being selected by senior enlisted members as February’s Emissary of the Month on Feb. 8. Smith has been selected for his contribution to the mission, excelling in professional development.
U.S. Navy Chief Builder William Robins and Navy Lt. Calvin Warren made a follow-up visit to the Cadastre site to ensure proper reconstruction of the building, Jan. 23. The building was destroyed last year by a suicide bomber, killing two children, including the Cadastre’s 9-year-old son, and destroyed half of the building. Shortly after the blast, members of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team (KPRT) initiated plans to assist in...
During normal combat patrol missions, a U.S. Army medic accompanies an Army unit. The Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team, however, is not a normal unit. Comprised of Army, Navy, U.S. State Department, U.S. Agency for International Development, Agriculture, and other entities, the KPRT is the definition of a joint organization. Among these, the Navy medical section is a healthy compliment to this joint force.
Kandahar University, located in western Kandahar City, received 36 pallets of solar panels from a private U.S. company Jan. 8, marking an important day for energy independence in the Kandahar region. The panels, worth nearly $1 million, were donated by First Solar of Arizona and will provide enough electricity to fully support the campus.
On Dec. 30, 2012, U.S. Army Pfc. Anthony Germain was selected as December’s Emissary of the Month in support of Operation Enduring Freedom by the senior enlisted members of the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team here.
Members of Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team’s communication office welcomed the New Year by preparing for the 2014 transition. The all-Navy shop was busy as ever turning in communications equipment inherited from Canadian cohorts. KPRT is a multiservice unit ranging in membership of U.S. Army and Navy, USAID, USDA, and USDOS.
Day-to-day operations at Camp Nathan Smith in Kandahar City, Afghanistan wouldn’t be the same without U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Currier and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony McRoberts working diligently behind the scenes in the Kandahar Provincial Reconstruction Team’s personnel section, or S-1, providing much needed services to KPRT members.
