LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nicholas Raphael of South Winsor, Conn., the platoon leader for Scout Platoon, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division, jokes with an Afghan National Army Soldier at a firing range on Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, May 16. The Connecticut National Guard unit conducts missions and weekly training with the ANA unit in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province. The International Security Assistance Forces training is run for the ANA noncommissioned officers so they can teach the classes to their own men. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Army Soldier with Weapons Coy, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 201st Corps, clears his weapon during marksmanship practice on Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, May 16. The U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division, Task Force Iron Gray, conducts missions and weekly training with the ANA unit in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province. The International Security Assistance Forces training is run for the ANA noncommissioned officers so they can teach the classes to their own men. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Afghan National Army Capt Noor Mohammad, the commander of Weapons Coy, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 201st Corps, examines the results of his men's marksmanship practice with U.S. Army Sgt. Brooke M. Guetti of Manchester, Conn., a team leader with Scout Platoon, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division, Task Force Iron Gray, at a firing range on Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, May 16. The Connecticut National Guard unit conducts missions and weekly training with the ANA unit in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province. The International Security Assistance Forces training is run for the ANA noncommissioned officers so they can teach the classes to their own men. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Spc. Dennis E. Ryder of Branford, Conn., a rifleman with Scout Platoon, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division, Task Force Iron Gray, runs a marksmanship class for Afghan National Army Soldiers at a firing range on Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, May 16. The Connecticut National Guard unit conducts missions and weekly training with the ANA unit in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province. The International Security Assistance Forces training is run for the ANA noncommissioned officers so they can teach the classes to their own men. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan - U.S. Army Spc. Dennis E. Ryder of Branford, Conn., a rifleman with Scout Platoon, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division, Task Force Iron Gray, runs a marksmanship class for Afghan National Army Soldiers on Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, May 16. The Connecticut National Guard unit conducts missions and weekly training with the ANA unit in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province. The International Security Assistance Forces training is run for the ANA noncommissioned officers so they can teach the classes to their own men. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – An Afghan National Army Soldier with Weapons Coy, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 201st Corps, prepares to open fire during marksmanship practice on Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam May 16. The U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division, Task Force Iron Gray, conducts missions and weekly training with the ANA unit in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province. The International Security Assistance Forces training is run for the ANA noncommissioned officers so they can teach the classes to their own men. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

LAGHMAN PROVINCE, Afghanistan – At center, Afghan National Army Capt Noor Mohammad, the commander of Weapons Coy, 1st Kandak, 1st Brigade, 201st Corps, takes part in marksmanship practice on Forward Operating Base Mehtar Lam, May 16. The U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry Division, Task Force Iron Gray, conducts missions and weekly training with the ANA unit in eastern Afghanistan's Laghman province. The International Security Assistance Forces training is run for the ANA noncommissioned officers so they can teach the classes to their own men. (Photo by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gary A. Witte, 300th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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