FORWARD OPERATING BASE GARDEZ, Afghanistan, Feb. 13, 2009 – I took my third trip off of the forward operating base here yesterday, and my third trip in a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle, known as an MRAP. The provisional reconstruction team’s security force has five of them, with two more expected at the end of this month. A mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle rolls through the streets of Gardez City, Afghanistan, hauling members of the Paktia provincial reconstruction team, Feb. 11, 2009. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. We went to Gardez City with a couple...