Marines with Task Force Southwest speak to Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps during a key leader engagement at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, May 7, 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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