Capt. Jesse Hills, the team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, climbs a dump truck to inspect the contents during a patrol in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012. The truck was carrying gravel to place over a culvert in the road. Afghans are currently paving a road in Khan Neshin, equipped with culverts to allow canals to pass though to the surrounding farms. The road is a civil affairs –initiated project to help the locals build an infrastructure on their own. Hills is a 28-year-old native of Terre Haute, Ind., who served as an intelligence officer with 11th Marine Regiment before detaching to the civil affairs team. - Capt. Jesse Hills, the team leader of Team 3, Civil Affairs Detachment 11-2, climbs a dump truck to inspect the contents during a patrol in Khan Neshin, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012. The truck was carrying gravel to place over a culvert in the road. Afghans are currently paving a road in Khan Neshin, equipped with culverts to allow canals to pass though to the surrounding farms. The road is a civil affairs –initiated project to help the locals build an infrastructure on their own. Hills is a 28-year-old native of Terre Haute, Ind., who served as an intelligence officer with 11th Marine Regiment before detaching to the civil affairs team.

Afghan National Army Sgt. Shah Mohammed, a noncommissioned officer-in-charge with 3rd Tolai, 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, moves his soldiers past Patrol Base Almas during a security patrol here, Feb. 9. Afghan soldiers took over a local patrol base, Hanjar Yak, on Feb. 8. They provide security for the local area by conducting independent patrols and maintaining positive relations with local villagers. - Afghan National Army Sgt. Shah Mohammed, a noncommissioned officer-in-charge with 3rd Tolai, 2nd Kandak, 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps, moves his soldiers past Patrol Base Almas during a security patrol here, Feb. 9. Afghan soldiers took over a local patrol base, Hanjar Yak, on Feb. 8. They provide security for the local area by conducting independent patrols and maintaining positive relations with local villagers.

Col. John Klink, Provincial Police Mentor Team, officer-in-charge, congratulates one of the top graduates at a recent Afghan National Police Academy graduation ceremony at the Helmand Police Training Center. The P-PMT team, partnered with the British soldiers of the 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment's Police Development Advisory Training Team, is responsible for training police forces at the Helmand Police Training Center, here, along with its 13 districts throughout Helmand province's 23,000 square miles. (Photo courtesy of the U.K. 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment Public Affairs Office) - Col. John Klink, Provincial Police Mentor Team, officer-in-charge, congratulates one of the top graduates at a recent Afghan National Police Academy graduation ceremony at the Helmand Police Training Center. The P-PMT team, partnered with the British soldiers of the 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment's Police Development Advisory Training Team, is responsible for training police forces at the Helmand Police Training Center, here, along with its 13 districts throughout Helmand province's 23,000 square miles. (Photo courtesy of the U.K. 1st Battalion Mercian Regiment Public Affairs Office)