HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan (June 27, 2018) – An Afghan National Army squad leader observes his surroundings before coordinating fires before a live-fire range supervised by ANA instructors and Marine Corps advisors with Task Force Southwest at Camp Shorabak. This is the first time in the history of the Regional Military Training Center that ANA soldiers have conducted live-fire squad attacks with supporting fires from mortars and machineguns during an Operational Readiness Cycle.

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