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)
Corporal Jason Ducote, a fireteam leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment uses the scope of his rifle to check out suspicious activity while Pfc. Jacob Cooper, an assaultman also with 3rd Platoon, provides security on the outskirts of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2010. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation. - Corporal Jason Ducote, a fireteam leader with 3rd Platoon, India Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment uses the scope of his rifle to check out suspicious activity while Pfc. Jacob Cooper, an assaultman also with 3rd Platoon, provides security on the outskirts of Marjah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 14, 2010. Marines and Afghan National Army soldiers have been conducting Operation Moshtarak to rid Marjah of Taliban presence and intimidation.