Combat Cameraphotos

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An Afghan National Army Special Forces Soldier maintains security while Marine Special Operations Team members talk with possible Afghan Local Police candidates in Helmand province. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by

assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence.

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An Afghan National Army Special Forces Soldier maintains security while Marine Special Operations Team members talk with possible Afghan Local Police candidates in Helmand province. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by

assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence.

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An Afghan National Army Special Forces Soldier maintains security while Marine Special Operations Team members talk with possible Afghan Local Police candidates in Helmand province. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by

assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence.

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A Marine Special Operations Team member assists with security while Afghan National Army Special Forces Soldiers and MSOT members speak with possible Afghan Local Police candidates in Helmand province. Afghan Local Police complement

counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security Forces presence.

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An Afghan National Army Special Forces Soldier talks with a possible Afghan Local Police candidate in Helmand province. Afghan Local Police complement counterinsurgency efforts by assisting and supporting rural areas with limited Afghan National Security

Forces presence.

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An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the 215th Corps listens to a brief before conducting live fire training using the M224 mortar system on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province. The range was a part of a series of training events to improve the

proficiency of ANA soldiers with the new weapon system.

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Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps compare notes before conducting live fire training with the M224 mortar system on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province. The range was a part of a series of training events to improve the

proficiency of ANA soldiers with the new weapon system.

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An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the 215th Corps waits to conduct live fire training using the M224 mortar system on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province. The range was a part of a series of training events to improve the proficiency of ANA soldiers

with the new weapon system.

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Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers assigned to the 215th Corps conduct live fire training using the M224 mortar system on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province. The range was a part of a series of training events to improve the proficiency of ANA soldiers with the

new weapon system.

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An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the 215th Corps waits to conduct live fire training using the M224 mortar system on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province. The range was a part of a series of training events to improve the proficiency of ANA soldiers

with the new weapon system.

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An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the 215th Corps waits to conduct live fire training using the M224 mortar system on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province. The range was a part of a series of training events to improve the proficiency of ANA soldiers

with the new weapon system.

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Afghan National Army (ANA) Maj. Gen. Sayed Malook, the commanding general of the 215th Corps, fires a M224 mortar system during live training on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province. The range was a part of a series of training events to improve the

proficiency of ANA soldiers with the new weapon system.

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Afghan National Army commandos with 3rd Company, 1st Special Operations Kandak, prepare to breach a door during training in Behsud district, Nangarhar province. Afghan commandos and coalition Forces conducted the training in order to prepare for future

operations to disrupt insurgent safe havens and support Afghan Local Police efforts in the area.

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Afghan National Army commandos with 3rd Company, 1st Special Operations Kandak, fire at targets using lasers on their weapon during night vision training in Behsud district, Nangarhar province. Afghan commandos and coalition forces conducted the training in

order to prepare for future operations to disrupt insurgent safe havens and support Afghan Local Police efforts in the area.

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An Afghan National Army commando with 3rd Company, 1st Special Operations Kandak, fires at a target using a laser on his weapon during night vision training in Behsud district, Nangarhar province. Afghan commandos and coalition forces conducted the training in

order to prepare for future operations to disrupt insurgent safe havens and support Afghan Local Police efforts in the area.

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An Afghan National Army commando with 3rd Company, 1st Special Operations Kandak, looks through his night vision device during training in Behsud district, Nangarhar province. Afghan commandos and coalition forces conducted the training in order to prepare for

future operations to disrupt insurgent safe havens and support Afghan Local Police efforts in the area.

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An Afghan National Army commando with 3rd Company, 1st Special Operations Kandak, loads onto a vehicle prior to departing for an independent unilateral mission in Chapahar district, Nangarhar province. Afghan commandos conducted the independent mission to

capture insurgents responsible for attacks on coalition bases and undermining Afghan Local Police efforts in the area.

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Afghan National Army commandos with 3rd Company, 1st Special Operations Kandak, depart for an independent unilateral mission in Chapahar district, Nangarhar province. Afghan commandos conducted the independent mission to capture insurgents responsible for

attacks on coalition bases and undermining Afghan Local Police efforts in the area.

Combat Cameraphotos