Approximately one dozen of the 58 Soldiers and Airmen will remain to Kunar Province to join a provincial reconstruction team - which aids Afghani leaders and civilians improve security, rebuild infrastructure and bolster efficiency of the Afghan central government.

Nearly all of the remaining ADT members will join a task force in Kabul to serve a variety of new roles, many becoming part of a QRF (Quick Reaction Force) for the capital region.

"We are ready for what is next," said Col. Darrel Feucht, of Fall River, commander of the Wisconsin-based unit. "The Soldiers and Airmen of this unit are some of the best Wisconsin has to offer."

The 82nd ADT has been in-country for about two months and has conducted a variety of missions including providing guidance to a Key Leader Engagement with the Department of Women's Affairs (DOWA).

There are limited opportunities for women to work outside the home in Kunar, according to Wisconsin National Guard Capt. Sarah Bammel, of Cottage Grove, who serves as the ADT's hydrologist and OIC (officer in charge) of the ADT's women's programs. In one of the ADT's final missions, the team helped DOWA to find ways that woman can work in the home and still help to provide for their families. "[They have] a whole department for this," Bammel explained. "They are moving in the right direction." While larger cities, such as Jalalabad and Kabul, are fairly progressive by Afghan standards, Asadabad and Kunar Province are still very much traditional -- a big part of this being the rural culture of the region, she added.

The National Guard has successfully used the agribusiness development team concept in Central America for the past two decades, drawing on the rich farming experience of many Guard members. The Guard brought the concept to Afghanistan in 2007. The initiative capitalizes on the skills of its Citizen Soldiers to give a developing democracy a safer and more productive way to feed its people. The Wisconsin National Guard began forming its team in 2010, and the unit trained for 12 months before reporting for active duty in February and completing mobilization training at Camp Atterbury, Ind.