PRT SECFOR bids farewell to Virginia -- March 28, 2011

Soldiers say good bye to friends and family during a departure ceremony for a platoon of 42 Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers deploying on federal active duty to Afghanistan as a Provincial Reconstruction Team Security Force March 28 at the Holiday Inn in Sandston.



The mission of the PRT SECFOR is to maintain security while the PRT is operating in potentially dangerous areas to rebuild infrastructure, assisting with agriculture, building wells, and providing healthcare to the people across the many provinces of Afghanistan. The PRT is a joint mission, manned by Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen from the active duty and reserve components of the U.S. Military.