Lt. Safiullah Ahmidi, 22, executive officer Now Zad

Lt. Safiullah Ahmidi, 22, executive officer Now Zad company, from Kabul, Afghanistan, says, “We are very happy to have the Marines here. Before them, we didn’t have good training or coordination. Now we can do these things on our own. It helps us a lot to have good training, we see the Marines next to us every day. It shows what they are willing to do for us. It’s very good.” The Afghan National Security Forces in Now Zad are partnered with four-man teams from 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines who eat, live, patrol and guide them constantly.