An Afghan National Army soldier narrates during the
An Afghan National Army soldier narrates during the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, May 9. The soldiers... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 30, 2018) - Afghan
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 30, 2018) - Afghan Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai, former commanding general of the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, embraces U.S Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, co... More
An Afghan National Army soldier narrates during the
An Afghan National Army soldier narrates during the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, May 9. The soldiers... More
205 Corps Inspector General Saber Dawar gives a speech
205 Corps Inspector General Saber Dawar gives a speech during a combined graduation of the combat medic and literacy courses at the Regional Military Training Center, May 19, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 25... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – A
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – A soldier with the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps leads prayer during a graduation ceremony for a train-the-trainer course at the Regional Military Trai... More
An instructor directs an Afghan National Army trainee
An instructor directs an Afghan National Army trainee to secure the enemy during Squad Attack skills in week five of Basic Warrior Training at the Regional Military Training Center, May 10, in Kandahar, Afghani... More
An ANA solider walks out to a dummy IED during counter
An ANA solider walks out to a dummy IED during counter IED training at the Gardez Regional Military Training Center Nov. 5. The RMTC in Gardez trains ANA soldiers in specific skill sets such as counter IED, spe... More
More than 500 Afghan National Army soldiers stand in
More than 500 Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation during the graduation of the 215th Corps' Regional Military Training Center's Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration training (RSOI) M... More
More than 500 Afghan National Army soldiers stand in
More than 500 Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation during the graduation of the 215th Corps' Regional Military Training Center's Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration training (RSOI) M... More
Afghan National Army soldiers treat a casualty in an
Afghan National Army soldiers treat a casualty in an exercise during the Combat Medic Course at the Regional Military Training Center, May 14, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
A team leader course instructor passes on a certificate
A team leader course instructor passes on a certificate as Afghan National Army soldiers graduate April 21, 2011 at the Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Graduates receive th... More
Benny Apuya, a quality assurance and construction
Benny Apuya, a quality assurance and construction representative with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Afghanistan Engineer District – South, inspects construction work in southern Afghanistan. The former drill... More
An Afghan National Army recruit studies literacy course
An Afghan National Army recruit studies literacy course materials during Regional Basic Warrior Training at the Regional Military Training Center, April 27, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Every recrui... More
An Afghan National Army Instructor assembles a M240B
An Afghan National Army Instructor assembles a M240B during a train the trainer class in which Basic Warrior trainers refresh their skills before they start training the next class of basic warrior trainees. th... More
An Afghan Uniformed Policeman displays his graduation
An Afghan Uniformed Policeman displays his graduation certificate from the Uparmored Humvee Course at the Regional Military Training Center April 27, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The class trains both pol... More
Afghan National Army recruits wait to receive new boots
Afghan National Army recruits wait to receive new boots as they prepare to start Basic Warrior Training at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The BWT recruits are getting the i... More
An Afghan national army soldier picks up his bag after
An Afghan national army soldier picks up his bag after a combined graduation of the combat medic and literacy courses at the Regional Military Training Center, May 19, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 254 studen... More
Afghan National Army recruit receives new boots as
Afghan National Army recruit receives new boots as he prepares to start Basic Warrior Training at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The BWT recruits are getting the issued gea... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – A
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – A soldier with the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps accepts his certificate of completion during a graduation ceremony for a train-the-trainer course at t... More
The Afghan National Army graduated 1,385 recruits from
The Afghan National Army graduated 1,385 recruits from it's Basic Warrior Training course at Regional Military Training Center on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Once the recruits leave RMTC they will head to a techni... More
ANA instructors give a lesson to troops at Guardez's
ANA instructors give a lesson to troops at Guardez's Regional Military Training Center Nov. 5. The RMTC in Gardez trains ANA soldiers in specific skill sets such as counter IED, specialized weapons systems, dri... More
Brig. Gen Tom Cosentino (right), NATO Training Mission
Brig. Gen Tom Cosentino (right), NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's deputy commander for Regional Support walks with Afghan National Army Col. Haroon Momand (left), commander for Regional Military Training-Sou... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Corps holds a certificate of completion during a graduation ceremony aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2014. More than 30 soldiers grad... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest teaches
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest teaches Afghan National Army soldiers with the Helmand Province Regional Military Training Center how to provide an effective class at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan,... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 30, 2018) - Afghan
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 30, 2018) - Afghan Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai, former commanding general of the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, says goodbye to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Edward ... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest instructs
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest instructs Afghan National Army soldiers with the Helmand Regional Military Training Center on the importance of proper weapons handling at Camp Shorabak, Afghanis... More
An instructor directs Afghan National Army trainees
An instructor directs Afghan National Army trainees to secure the enemy during Squad Attack skills in week five of Basic Warrior Training at the Regional Military Training Center, May 10, in Kandahar, Afghanist... More
An Afghan National Army soldier proudly displays his
An Afghan National Army soldier proudly displays his diploma during gradation ceremonies for the Train the Trainer Instructor Course at the Regional Military Training Center, Sept. 29 at Kandahar, Afghanistan. ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to leave the
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to leave the Regional Military Training Center, April 21, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
Afghan National Army recruit tries on new boots as
Afghan National Army recruit tries on new boots as he prepares to start Basic Warrior Training at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The BWT recruits are getting the issued gea... More
An instructor leafs through graduation certificates
An instructor leafs through graduation certificates from the Uparmored Humvee Course at the Regional Military Training Center April 27, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The class trains both police and soldie... More
An Afghan National Army Instructors assemble M240Bs
An Afghan National Army Instructors assemble M240Bs during a train the trainer class in which basic warrior trainers refresh their skills before they start training the next class of basic warrior trainees. thi... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – A
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – A soldier with the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps salutes Afghan Brig. Gen. Abdul Hadi, ANA 215th Corps deputy commander, during a graduation ceremony f... More
Afghan National Security Forces evacuate a casualty
Afghan National Security Forces evacuate a casualty by low-crawling while an instructor observes in an exercise during the Combat Medic Course at the Regional Military Training Center, May 14, in Kandahar, Afg... More
An ANA soldier suites up for counter IED training at
An ANA soldier suites up for counter IED training at the Gardez Regional Military Training Center Nov. 5. The RMTC in Gardez trains ANA soldiers in specific skill sets such as counter IED, specialized weapons s... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps stand in formation during their graduation ceremony aboard Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, July 10, 2014. More than 650 soldiers graduated a completely Afghan-led,... More
An Afghan National Army soldier searches his medic
An Afghan National Army soldier searches his medic bag while treating a casualty in a final exercise during the Combat Medic Course at the Regional Military Training Center, May 18, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Th... More
An instructor with the 215th Corps, Afghan National
An instructor with the 215th Corps, Afghan National Army, congratulates soldiers during a graduation ceremony aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 20, 2014. More than 30 soldiers graduated ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 6th Kandak, 1st
Afghan National Army soldiers with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps maneuver toward a notional enemy position during a platoon attack exercise at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2017. The training was p... More
The Afghan National Army graduated 1,385 recruits from
The Afghan National Army graduated 1,385 recruits from it's Basic Warrior Training course at Regional Military Training Center on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Once the recruits leave RMTC they will head to a techni... More
Afghan National Army soldiers evacuate a casualty in
Afghan National Army soldiers evacuate a casualty in an exercise during the Combat Medic Course at the Regional Military Training Center, May 14, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
The Afghan National Army graduated 1,385 recruits from
The Afghan National Army graduated 1,385 recruits from it's Basic Warrior Training course at Regional Military Training Center on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Once the recruits leave RMTC they will head to a techni... More
Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino (right), NATO Training
Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino (right), NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan's deputy commander for Regional Support visits with an Afghan National Army recruit on the firing range during basic warrior training at the R... More
Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino (center), NATO Training
Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino (center), NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan's deputy commander for Mission Support looks discusses supply issues ds along with Capt. Shane Gregory left) and Bobby Plain at the Afghan Na... More
Chicken pieces deep-fry in vats of oil as Afghan workers
Chicken pieces deep-fry in vats of oil as Afghan workers prepare lunch for more than two thousand trainees and instructors at the Regional Military Training Center, May 14, in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
An Afghan National Army cadre instructs a recruit on
An Afghan National Army cadre instructs a recruit on proper weapon placement during security drills at the Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Jan. 2. Coalition advisers assisted in shaping ... More
Afghan National Security Forces listen to a speech
Afghan National Security Forces listen to a speech from Regional Military Training Center Commander, Col. Mohammed Haroon Momand, during the Uparmored Humvee Course graduation at the RMTC April 27, in Kandahar ... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 30, 2018) - Afghan
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 30, 2018) - Afghan Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammad Ahmadzai (left), former commanding general of the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps, stands alongside Afghan Brig. Gen. Abdu... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps
Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps stand in formation during their graduation ceremony aboard Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, July 10, 2014. More than 650 soldiers graduated a completely Afghan-led,... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 30, 2018) - Brig.
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 30, 2018) - Brig. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson (left), Task Force Southwest commanding general, walks alongside Brig. Gen. Abdul Hadi Tarin (right), the new Afghan National Army... More
Recruits take the oath of enlistment during an Afghan
Recruits take the oath of enlistment during an Afghan National Army ceremony in Regional Military Training Center – Kandahar. More than 1400 recruits renewed their vow to defend Afghanistan and its people by ... More
An Afghan National Army soldier holds his team leader
An Afghan National Army soldier holds his team leader course graduation certificate high April 21, 2011, at the Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Graduates receive the rank o... More
An Afghan National Army instructor addresses ANA recruits
An Afghan National Army instructor addresses ANA recruits during Basic Warrior Training at the Regional Military Training Center, Sept. 18, 2011, Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation after
Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation after they received new boots as they prepare to start Basic Warrior Training at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The BWT rec... More
Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino (left), NATO Training
Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino (left), NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan's, deputy commander for Regional Support celebrates the re-enlistment of Hawaii native Staff Sgt. Michael Johnson, an advisor for the Afghan Na... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the Helmand Province
An Afghan National Army soldier with the Helmand Province Regional Military Training Center instructs his fellow soldiers on the proper employment of the M240B machine gun at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, July 31... More
An uparmored Humvee course instructor displays his
An uparmored Humvee course instructor displays his patch during the course graduation at the Regional Military Training Center, April 27, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The class trains both police an... More
Afghan National Army soldiers say a prayer prior to
Afghan National Army soldiers say a prayer prior to gradation ceremonies for the Train the Trainer Instructor Course at the Regional Military Training Center, Sept. 29, at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ten students co... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the Helmand Regional
An Afghan National Army soldier with the Helmand Regional Military Training Center uncases an 82mm mortar during a live-fire range at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. U.S. Marine advisors with Task Fo... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – Soldiers
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps await the start of a graduation ceremony for a train-the-trainer course at the Regional Military Traini... More
Recruits take the oath of enlistment during an Afghan
Recruits take the oath of enlistment during an Afghan National Army ceremony in Regional Military Training Center – Kandahar. More than 1400 recruits renewed their vow to defend Afghanistan and its people by ... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with the Helmand Regional
Afghan National Army soldiers with the Helmand Regional Military Training Center fire an 82mm mortar during a training range at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Aug. 17, 2017. More than 60 instructors at the RMTC ar... More
Col. Haroon Momand (left), commander for Regional Military
Col. Haroon Momand (left), commander for Regional Military Training-South visits with Brig. Gen Tom Cosentino (right), NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's deputy commander for Regional Support on the grounds of... More
Afghan National Army soldiers listen to speeches during
Afghan National Army soldiers listen to speeches during gradation ceremonies for the Train the Trainer Instructor Course at the Regional Military Training Center, Sept. 29, at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ten student... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest teaches
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest teaches proper planning procedures to Afghan National Army soldiers with the Helmand Province Regional Military Training Center at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Jul... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest demonstrates
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest demonstrates proper handling of an M4 service rifle to Afghan National Army soldiers with the Helmand Regional Military Training Center at Camp Shorabak, Afghanis... More
Afghan soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA)
Afghan soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps listen to a speech by Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammed Ahmadzai, commanding general of the ANA 215th Corps, at the Regional Military Training Center (RMTC)... More
Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino (center), NATO Training
Brig. Gen. Tom Cosentino (center), NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan's deputy commander for Regional Support, and Afghan National Army Col. Haroon Momand (right), Commander, Regional Military Training Center-So... More
An Afghan National Army soldier addresses and congratulates
An Afghan National Army soldier addresses and congratulates graduates of the ANA's Regional Military Training Center's M224 60mm mortar instructor's course graduation at Camp Shurabak, Helmand Province, Afghani... More
VIPs look on as 1,385 Afghan National Army recruits
VIPs look on as 1,385 Afghan National Army recruits graduate from it's Basic Warrior Trainee course at Regional Military Training Center on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Once the recruits leave RMTC they will head t... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – Afghan
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – Afghan Army Brig. Gen. Abdul Hadi, Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps deputy commander, speaks to ANA soldiers during a graduation ceremony for a train-the-... More
The Afghan National Army band performed at a graduation
The Afghan National Army band performed at a graduation for 1,385 recruits from it's Basic Warrior Training course at Regional Military Training Center on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Once the recruits leave RMTC t... More
Afghan National Army recruits place their hands on
Afghan National Army recruits place their hands on the Holy Koran during the oath ceremony of Basic Warrior Training at the Regional Military Training Center, Oct 13, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Nearly 1,40... More
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – Soldiers
HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (August 26, 2018) – Soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps stand at attention during the playing of Afghanistan’s national anthem for a train-the-trainer course g... More
Regional Military Training Center Commanding Officer
Regional Military Training Center Commanding Officer and senior members of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan attend a graduation for Afghan National Army noncommissioned officers. The NCOs graduated from the Te... More
Afghan national army soldiers run to pick up their
Afghan national army soldiers run to pick up their bags after a combined graduation of the combat medic and literacy courses at the Regional Military Training Center, May 19, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 254... More
Afghan National Army Col. Haroon Momand addresses graduates
Afghan National Army Col. Haroon Momand addresses graduates of the Train the Trainer Instructor Course at the Regional Military Training Center, Sept. 29, at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Ten students completed the In... More
An Afghan National Army soldier displays his graduation
An Afghan National Army soldier displays his graduation certificate from the Uparmored Humvee Course at the Regional Military Training Center April 27, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, while coalition mentors... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest observes
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest observes as an Afghan National Army soldier with the Helmand Province Regional Military Training Center inserts an imitation round into a 60mm mortar at Camp Shor... More
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to evacuate a
Afghan National Army soldiers prepare to evacuate a casualty in a final exercise during the Combat Medic Course at the Regional Military Training Center, May 18, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The class graduates on May 19.
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest demonstrates
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest demonstrates proper handheld firing techniques on a 60mm mortar to Afghan National Army soldiers with the Helmand Province Regional Military Training Center at Ca... More
Afghan National Army trainees assault through a mock
Afghan National Army trainees assault through a mock enemy position during Squad Attack skills in week five of Basic Warrior Training at the Regional Military Training Center, May 10, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. ... More
Certificates lay in the laps of Afghan National Army
Certificates lay in the laps of Afghan National Army soldiers during the uparmored Humvee course graduation at the Regional Military Training Center, April 27, 2011, in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The class... More
Afghan National Army Col. Haroon Momand (right), commander,
Afghan National Army Col. Haroon Momand (right), commander, Regional Military Training Center-South, talks with a recruit on the firing range during ANA Basic Warrior Training at the Regional Military Training ... More
Deputy Commanding General of NATO Training
Deputy Commanding General of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, U.S. Army Major General James B. Mallory presents a certificate of completion to an Afghan National Army non-commissioned officer for completing t... More
An Afghan National Army medic shouts to his teammates
An Afghan National Army medic shouts to his teammates while providing security in a final exercise during the Combat Medic Course at the Regional Military Training Center, May 18, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The ... More
Afghan soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA)
Afghan soldiers with the Afghan National Army (ANA) 215th Corps listen to a speech by Maj. Gen. Wali Mohammed Ahmadzai, commanding general of the ANA 215th Corps, at the Regional Military Training Center (RMTC)... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest demonstrates
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest demonstrates proper firing techniques on a M2 Browning .50 Machine Gun to Afghan National Army soldiers with the Helmand Regional Military Training Center during ... More
The Afghan National Army graduated 1,385 recruits from
The Afghan National Army graduated 1,385 recruits from it's Basic Warrior Training course at Regional Military Training Center on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2011. Once the recruits leave RMTC they will head to a techni... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the Helmand Province
An Afghan National Army soldier with the Helmand Province Regional Military Training Center instructs his fellow soldiers on the proper employment of the M240B machine gun at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, July 31... More
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest instructs
A U.S. Marine advisor with Task Force Southwest instructs Afghan National Army soldiers with the Helmand Regional Military Training Center on offensive operations at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Dec. 17, 2017. S... More
Regional Military Training Center Commanding Officer
Regional Military Training Center Commanding Officer addressed Afghan National Army non-commissioned officers as they graduated from the Team Leader Course at RMTC. After graduating from the TLC the ANA NCOs r... More
Afghan National Army soldiers with 6th Kandak, 1st
Afghan National Army soldiers with 6th Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps fire M16A2 rifles toward a notional enemy position during a platoon attack exercise at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, 2017. Approxima... More
An Afghan National Army soldier treats a casualty in
An Afghan National Army soldier treats a casualty in a final exercise during the Combat Medic Course at the Regional Military Training Center, May 18, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The class graduates on May 19.
Afghan national army soldiers pick up their bags after
Afghan national army soldiers pick up their bags after a combined graduation of the combat medic and literacy courses at the Regional Military Training Center, May 19, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. 254 studen... More
More than 500 Afghan National Army soldiers stand in
More than 500 Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation during the graduation of the 215th Corps' Regional Military Training Center's Reception, Staging, Onward Movement and Integration training (RSOI) M... More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Clayton Covel, Afghan National
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Clayton Covel, Afghan National Army Advisor, addresses graduates of the Train the Trainer Instructor Course at the Regional Military Training Center, Sept. 29 at Kandahar, Afghanistan. Te... More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the Helmand Province
An Afghan National Army soldier with the Helmand Province Regional Military Training Center speaks with a U.S. Marine advisor assigned to Task Force Southwest during a gear inventory at Camp Shorabak, Afghanist... More
Afghan National Army recruit tries on new boots as
Afghan National Army recruit tries on new boots as he prepares to start Basic Warrior Training at Regional Military Training Center in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The BWT recruits are getting the issued gea... More
Regional Military Training Center commander Col. Mohammed
Regional Military Training Center commander Col. Mohammed Haroon Momand organizes the departure of students following a combined graduation of the Combat Medic and Literacy Courses at the RMTC, May 19, 2011, in... More