U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Curtis Velasquez (2nd from right), commander of the Kapisa Provincial Reconstruction Team, speaks with residents of Shawani village in the Kapisa province of Afghanistan during a mission to inspect the progress of a newly constructed school in the village of Malikar in Kapisa. Provincial Reconstruction Teams work to stabilize Afghanistan by mentoring and constructing basic infrastructure, enabling local governments to care for, educate, employ and protect their people.