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Captain Kyle Larish, the executive officer of Police Advisor Team 4, and 31-year-old native of Buffalo, New York, engages with the assistant district chief of police and other Afghan Uniformed Police during a patrol to the Kajaki Police Headquarters, Feb. 11. "(We) are advising their key staff members in their functional areas to coordinate their efforts with their higher headquarters," said 1st Lt. Chad Ernst, the fires officer and Joint Terminal Attack Controller with PAT-4. "We are trying to help them get the Afghan support they need in the correct format." - Captain Kyle Larish, the executive officer of Police Advisor Team 4, and 31-year-old native of Buffalo, New York, engages with the assistant district chief of police and other Afghan Uniformed Police during a patrol to the Kajaki Police Headquarters, Feb. 11. "(We) are advising their key staff members in their functional areas to coordinate their efforts with their higher headquarters," said 1st Lt. Chad Ernst, the fires officer and Joint Terminal Attack Controller with PAT-4. "We are trying to help them get the Afghan support they need in the correct format."

Sergeant Joshua V. Armstrong, team leader serving with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Police Advisory Team 1, coaches an Afghan Uniformed Police officer during a rifle marksmanship range here April 19, 2012. Armstrong, a native of Timber Lake, N.C., and the Marines of the PAT train and work with Afghan Security forces to prepare them to take full responsibility for security operations in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Reiriz) - Sergeant Joshua V. Armstrong, team leader serving with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Police Advisory Team 1, coaches an Afghan Uniformed Police officer during a rifle marksmanship range here April 19, 2012. Armstrong, a native of Timber Lake, N.C., and the Marines of the PAT train and work with Afghan Security forces to prepare them to take full responsibility for security operations in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Reiriz)

Corporal Ian Ward, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, looks through the scope of his rifle to identify some suspicious people, with Cpl. Manuel Ortiz, a team leader with the platoon, during a patrol Feb. 27, 2012. ::r::::n::Ward, currently deployed with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, mentored his Marines, training them for when he leaves the squad. Ward put junior Marines in leadership billets, giving them valuable experience.::r::::n:: - Corporal Ian Ward, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, Lima Company, looks through the scope of his rifle to identify some suspicious people, with Cpl. Manuel Ortiz, a team leader with the platoon, during a patrol Feb. 27, 2012. ::r::::n::Ward, currently deployed with 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, mentored his Marines, training them for when he leaves the squad. Ward put junior Marines in leadership billets, giving them valuable experience.::r::::n::