SHAMSHAD RANGE, Helmand province, Afghanistan — Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Islamadin Mohmand (left) and fellow machine gunners with 2nd Kandak, 1st Brigade, 215th Corps, fill sandbags to secure targets for a machine gun range with Marines assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment Embedded Training Team, here, Feb. 21. As Afghan forces become more independent in the conduct of security operations in Garmsir district, the ETT Marines are focused on teaching ANA leaders how to employ their men in this mission. Rather than focusing solely on weapons handling and employment during the 20-day course, Marine instructors concentrated on developing ANA noncommissioned officers as machine gun team leaders.
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