Garland, Texas, native Sgt. Joshua Pearce, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, checks his squad’s location with a map during a patrol. Part of the Marines’ mission is to mentor the Afghan Uniformed Police in the district so they can operate independently in the future. “I always take the senior (AUP patrolman) and keep him right with me so we can (both) interact with the people,” said Pearce. “(We) ask them if they’ve seen any (insurgents) recently, if they’ve been threatened so we can get a broader spectrum (of their situation). We can track who’s been threat
Garland, Texas, native Sgt. Joshua Pearce, a squad leader with 3rd Platoon, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, checks his squad’s location with a map during a patrol. Part of the Marines’ mission is to mentor the Afghan Uniformed Police in the district so they can operate independently in the future. “I always take the senior (AUP patrolman) and keep him right with me so we can (both) interact with the people,” said Pearce. “(We) ask them if they’ve seen any (insurgents) recently, if they’ve been threatened so we can get a broader spectrum (of their situation). We can track who’s been threatened so we can plan for future operations. Most of the stuff’s just been like census, feeling everybody out and trying to see if there’s anything we can do.” Afghan Uniformed Police, Marine partnership makes progress in Musa QalE28099eh 111019-M-YI942-022
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