Marine Corps Col. Scott Arnold, left, commander of Regional Support Command-Southwest, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, and Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Shah Wali Zazai, commandant of the Regional Military Training Center-Southwest, sign transition documents during a transition ceremony at RMTC-SW in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. The ANA took over complete control of RMTC-SW during the ceremony. The facility is the first RMTC in Afghanistan to tranisition to ANA-control for training; operations and maintenance in the country. It was also the last to be opened in Janaury


Marine Corps Col. Scott Arnold, left, commander of Regional Support Command-Southwest, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, and Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Shah Wali Zazai, commandant of the Regional Military Training Center-Southwest, sign transition documents during a transition ceremony at RMTC-SW in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 26, 2012. The ANA took over complete control of RMTC-SW during the ceremony. The facility is the first RMTC in Afghanistan to tranisition to ANA-control for training; operations and maintenance in the country. It was also the last to be opened in Janaury 2010. A team of advisors from the Danish Army have been training and mentoring the ANA trainers at RMTC-SW since February 2012. A team of advisers from the British Army worked there before their arrival. ( Army photo by Bill Putnam/Released) Signing of transition documents for RMTC-SW, Helmand Afghanistan


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