Arkansas Guardmembers Sgt. 1st Class James Holm of Jonesboro, Ark. (left) and Spc. Dustin Davis of Poteau, Okla. (right) examine heads of a wheat crop growing on the outskirts of Shahr-e-Safa, Afghanistan, Thursday, May 6. Both Soldiers are members of the Agriculture Development Team from the Arkansas National Guard deployed in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The team members visited the small southern Afghan town to evaluate locally grown produce and discuss farming issues with local farmers. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Keith Moore)
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Guardmember Spc. Aaron Miner of Fayetteville, Ark., a member of the Arkansas Agricultural Development Team of the Arkansas National Guard, shakes hands with a young boy in the small southern Afghanistan town of Shahr-e-Safa. The Arkansas ADT is in Shahr-e-Safa to engage with local farmers and help them to get past many of their challenges, such as water and infrastructure issues. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Keith Moore)
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Kentucky Guardmember Spc. Hendrick G. Visser, from Lexington, Ky., and a member of the Kentucky Agribusiness Development Team, talks with local kids during a visit to a boys school in Parwan province, May 6. The Kentucky ADT went to the school to distribute humanitarian aid, which included pens and notebooks. (Photo by Pfc. Roy Mercon)
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California Guardmember Sgt. Jason Stevens from of the 40th Infantry Division Agricultural Development Team, California Army National Guard, helps an Afghan boy and his father gather their sheep so they can receive treatment at the Veterinary Civil Action Program held at Barbur Village, Chowkay District, Konar province, Afghanistan, May 2. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Corey Idleburg)
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Sgt. Eric Holcomb, 1st Lt. Addison Taylor and their interpreter discuss farming equipment with a dealer at the Qalat City Bazaar on April 29, 2010. The Soldiers, members of the Arkansas Agriculture Development Team in Zabul, visited the bazaar to locate stores that supply farming materials and equipment in order to establish a supply chain to support the team's agricultural education and training programs throughout the province. The Arkansas National Guard ADT brings with them expertise in a wide array of farming, agriculture and irrigation specialties.
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