A Marine with Task Force Southwest watches for impact on targets as an Afghan National Army soldier with the Helmand Regional Military Training Center fires an M4 carbine at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 11, 2017. Approximately 15 Marine advisors, as well as ANA trainers, are scheduled to begin the Task Force’s first operational readiness cycle with the 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade May 20. The ORC is designed to create a capable and enduring force that protects the Afghan population and denies safe havens to the insurgents in Helmand Province.

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