Capt. Clint Cooper speak with a village elder Dec. 2, 2013, about the water system construction in Old Russian Village near Shindand Air Base, Afghanistan. The water project, being overseen by the 838th AEAG Commander’s Emergency Response Program which began in October and will be completed in January 2014, will distribute clean, running water to more than 90 homes in the area and positively affect the lives of more than 600 village residents. Cooper is a 838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group comptroller adviser. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Jonathan Wilkins)