Afghan National Army medics inject a soldier with penicillin at the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps aid station March 23, here. The ANA medics, according to Petty Officer 1st Class Federico Sanchez, a Reno, Nev., native, are fully operational in terms of everyday medical operations. Sanchez is the medical chief advisor with the Marine-led Security Force Assistance Advisor Team for the ANAN brigade. He said the ANA medics are doing well and are learning fast. The SFAAT arrived here in November to guide, advise and assist the ANA. The SFAAT team's goal is to get the ANA and other Afghan National Securi
Afghan National Army medics inject a soldier with penicillin at the 2nd Brigade, 215th Corps aid station March 23, here. The ANA medics, according to Petty Officer 1st Class Federico Sanchez, a Reno, Nev., native, are fully operational in terms of everyday medical operations. Sanchez is the medical chief advisor with the Marine-led Security Force Assistance Advisor Team for the ANAN brigade. He said the ANA medics are doing well and are learning fast. The SFAAT arrived here in November to guide, advise and assist the ANA. The SFAAT team's goal is to get the ANA and other Afghan National Security Forces to operate on their own as the Coalition Force here takes a step back, moving from a "shoulder-to-shoulder" approach to "over-the-shoulder." SFAAT corpsmen advisors growing increasingly confident in their ANA counterparts 130323-M-TM093-066
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