A Marine and Sailor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) and an Afghan solider with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force Brigade say goodbye after a day of a train-the-trainer class taught by Marine advisors with TFSW at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2018. The four-week class teaches the combined use of heavy machine guns, turret operations, electronic counter measures, and land navigation GPS operations. Participating soldiers were hand-selected by Maj. Hassan Zai, commanding officer of 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force Brigade. Upon graduation, the soldiers will be certified to train


A Marine and Sailor with Task Force Southwest (TFSW) and an Afghan solider with the 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force Brigade say goodbye after a day of a train-the-trainer class taught by Marine advisors with TFSW at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2018. The four-week class teaches the combined use of heavy machine guns, turret operations, electronic counter measures, and land navigation GPS operations. Participating soldiers were hand-selected by Maj. Hassan Zai, commanding officer of 3rd Kandak, 2nd Mobile Strike Force Brigade. Upon graduation, the soldiers will be certified to train their fellow soldiers to increase the effective use of mounted heavy machine guns against the enemy. ( Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa Karnath/Released)


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