Regional Support Command (Southwest) [RSC (SW)] conducts a change of command ceremony on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 1, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps Col. Frank Arnold relinquished command o More
Lt. Cmdr. Bruce Webb, Medical Mentor to the Medical Training Advisory Group in Regional Support Center-Southwest based out of Camp Leatherneck in Afghanistan looks out the back of a V-22 Osprey aircraft while f More
Afghan National Army soldiers wait near vehicles recently delivered to the ANA's Regional Logistic Supply Center at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 20, 2011. The vehicles will be delivered ou More
Members of the Danish/U.K. Provincial Reconstruction Team and NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest listen to British army Maj. Rich Bredin, right, a company commander in the 1s More
A U.S. Marine Corps V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft lands on the landing zone of Lashkar Gar Training Center in Helmand province, Afghansitan, Feb. 21, 2012.
An Afghan National Army medic trainee practice applying a splint to a fellow trainee's neck during a class on how to stabilize neck injuries at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 29, 2012.
An Afghan National Army medic trainee prepares to conduct a patrol during a casualty triage exercise at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 3, 2012.
New motorcycles for the Afghan Local Police in Helmand province, Afghanistan, wait to be inspected and painted at the Lashkar Gar Provincial Supply Point in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 6, More
U.S. Army Staff Sgts. Jimmy Gregory and Stephen Drouin with NATO Training Misson Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest, stand after receiving the Army Commendation Medal at Lashkar Gar Training Cente More
U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Kevin Morris, left, a logistics adviser with NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest, talks with U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. John Broadmeadow, the commande More
AK-47 rifles, made in the Czech Republic, lie on the ground after a patrol tactics class for Afghan Border Police at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2012.
An Afghan Border Police non-commissioned officer asks U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nathan Russart, a counter-insurgency instructor, a question during a COIN class at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in Lashkar Gah, Helmand More
A U.S. Marine MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft crewchief watches out the aircraft's back ramp during a flight over Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2012.
Afghan contractors watch a ceremony at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 20, 2012.
A British army soldier with the 1st Battalion, the Princess of Wales Royal Regiment, watches a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft take off from the helicopter landing sight at Lashkar Gah Trainin More
Steven Pence, an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, listens to a linguist translate an answer from an Afghan National Army officer, left, during a building inspection walk through at Camp Shorabak, More
Afghan National Army soldiers stand in formation during a Quran swearing oath ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 29, 2012. Just over 1,400 A More
Service members with NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest, U.S. airmen and family members watching via video teleconference from Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., congratulate U More
U.S. Navy Lt. Jg Jacob Edwards, with Task Force Leatherneck, shakes the hand of an Afghan National Army officer during a graduation ceremony from a preventative medicine class at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand provi More
An Afghan National Army officer pats the new rank of U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Bargas, a logistics adviser with Regional Support Command Southwest's Regional Logistics Support Cell, after pinning sergeants More
An Afghan literacy instructor teaches Afghan National Army soldiers during a pre-branch literacy course at the Regional Military Training Center Southwest in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 16, 2012. Afgha More
An Afghan National Army soldier poses for a portrait during gate guard duty at the Regional Military Training Center Southwest in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 16, 2012.
U.S. Army Col. Matt Redding, the commander of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest, reads the oath of office to U.S. Air Force Capt. Amanda Davis during a promotion ceremony at More
An Afghan National Army soldier listens to a speech during a troop leaders course graduation ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center Southwest in Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 10, 2012.
U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Rex Madden, left, the operations sergeant major with Regional Support Command Southwest, NATO Training Mission AFghanistan, shoots his M9 Berretta pistol during a range at Camp Leatherneck, More
An Afghan National Police officer, left, speaks with an Afghan Local Police officer while Afghan National Police Col. Abdul Nadi Elham, the provincial police chief of Helmand province, listens after a shura, or More
An Afghan man makes a point during a shura, or meeting, for the Afghan Local Police at the Helmand Provincial Police Headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 31, 2012. The shura was held More
Afghan men buy food at a bazaar in Gereshk, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 1, 2012.
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Clark Lemasters Jr., the deputy commander support operations, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, passes the Regional Support Command Southwest colors to U.S. Marine Corps Col. Scott Arnold, More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Scott Arnold, the commander of Regional Support Southwest, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, gives a speech after assuming command of RSC-SW, NTM-A during a ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, More
An Afghan National Army soldier holds up his diploma marking him as an honor graduate during a graduation ceremony at Regional Military Training Center Southwest in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 7, 2012. More
The sunsets over Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2012. Lashkar Gah is the capital of Helmand. Daytime temperatures reached close to 120 Fahrenheit that day.
An Afghan Uniformed Police officer holds up his diploma during a graduation ceremony at Lashkar Gah Training Center, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2012.
Training aids lie on the ground after a counter-improvised explosive device train-the-trainer course at Lashkar Gah Training Center, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 14, 2012. Afghan National Police officers More
An Afghan National Police instructor goes over a course during a train-the-trainer class taught by civilian police officers from Holland at Lashkar Gah Training Center, Helmand police, Afghanistan, June 14, 201 More
A British army soldier with the Queen's Own Royal Gurkha Logistic Regiment, attached to the 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards, talks about who is up to bat during a cricket match at Lashkar Gah Training Center, Helma More
An Afghan National Police major talks with an ANP lieutenant about an ammunition inventory and storage plan at the ANP provincial supply point in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 23, 2012. The a More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Steven Sellers, left, and U.S. Army Sgt. Curtis Miller, both combat logistics advisers with the Regional Logistics Center, Regional Support Command Southwest, tally up their count of a More
A U.S. helicopter flies over the Helmand River in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2012.
An Afghan National Army soldier listens to a speech during a Regional Basic Warrior Training graduation ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center Southwest in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 28, 201 More
U.S. Army Capt. David Hamilton, the executive officer of the Infrastructure Training Advisory Group, Regional Support Command Southwest, gives a speech during transition ceremony on Camp Shorabak, Helmand provi More
Afghan National Police officers listen during an Afghan National Police logistics shura, or meeting at the Helmand Provincial Supply Point in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, July 4, 2012. The shura was held to discus More
An Afghan National Army soldier with the 215th Maiwand Corps drives a refrigerator into a warehouse at the forward supply depot on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 7, 2012. The supplies were p More
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Scott Arnold, commander of Regional Support Command Southwest and U.S. Army Col. Christopher Reed, commander of Regional Support Command South participate in a commander's conference July More
Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Hotak, the commander of the ANA Army Support Command, greats officers with the 215th Mainwand Corps' Regional Logistics Support Center before an opening ceremony of the forward su More
An Afghan National Army doctor, left, with the 215th Maiwand Corps talks to U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Gus Gonzalez and U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrea Hickman, both with the Regional Support Command Southwe More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrea Hickman, the Medical Training Advising Group team lead with Regional Support Command Southwest, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, watches U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Gus Gonaz More
A target after a few firing orders during a Quick Reaction Drill range conducted by Regional Support Command Southwest, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept More
A broken trigger assembly sprng sits on a table after Afghan National Police officers took it out of an AK-47 rifle during a weapons maintanence class at the ANP Provincial Police Headquarters in Lashkar Gah, More
An Afghan National Army bridmal, or training sergeant, right, instructs ANA recruits before they head begin a squad-level ambush tactics exercise during Regional Warrior Basic Training at the Regional Military More
Afghan National Army Maj. Gen. Sayed Malook, the commander of the ANA 215th Maiwand Corps, gives a speech during the Regional Logistics Support Command Advisory Team relief-in-place ceremony on Camp Shorabak, H More
Afghan Border Police recruits stand in formation at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 10, 2012. The ABP officers guarded the borders of Afghanistan after training. (U.S. Arm More
Afghan National Army Lt. Col. Shah Wali Zazai (left) commandant of Regional Military Training Center-Southwest, salutes ANA Lt. Col. Ali Kabir Nawed, RMTC-SW chief of staff, before a trooping of the line of ANA More
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Sedric Wins, second from right, commander for police, NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, shakes the hand of an Afghan Border Police commander during a tour of the Lashkar Gah Training Cente More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer (Engineer's Aide) 3rd Class Irwin Tan, a surveyor with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, checks his total station before starting a series of survey points for a possible ford and More
British Army Warrant Officer Ed Lawson, with Task Force Helmand, and U.S. Navy Construction Electrician 1st Class Tim Scheller, an engineer with Regional Support Command-Southwest, talk about construction of an More
Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Harrison Tanksley, I Marine Expiditionary Force (Forward) sergeant major, cases the colors during the Regional Command (Southwest) Transfer of Authority ceremony here, Feb. 28. The I MEF More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Geoffrey Nowell, a logistics adviser with Regional Logistics Center, Regional Support Command-Southwest, talks with an Afghan contractor about transferring diesel fuel from a fuel truc More
British army Maj. Rich Bredin, right, a company commander in the 1st Battalion, The Princess of Wales Royal Regiment, talks with U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Russ Pile, an engineer with NATO Training Mission Afghanistan More
A U.S. Marine Corps V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft lands on the landing zone of Lashkar Gar Training Center in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 21, 2012.
Afghan National Army medic trainees listen to U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class William Kelly, a medic trainer with NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest, during training at More
Afghan National Army medic trainees return fire during a patrol and casualty assistance exercise at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 3, 2012.
U.S. Army Col. Matt Redding, the commander of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest, awards Staff Sgt. Jimmy Gregory the Army Commendation Medal at Lashkar Gar Training Center i More
U.S. Army Maj. Mike Buck, second from right, and Col. Matt Redding, the commander of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest, inspect motorcycles for the Afghan Local Police at th More
U.S. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. John Broadmeadow, the commander of the 1st Marine Logistics Group, talks with officers from NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest, on Camp Shorabak, More
An Afghan Border Police non-commissioned officer takes notes during a counter-insurgency class at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2012.
Afghan Border Police trainees watch a handcuffing demonstration class at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 13, 2012.
U.S. soldiers with NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest watch a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft approached the helicopter landing site at Lashkar Gah Training More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Mark Pyland, the sergeant major for NATO Training Mission's Regional Support Command Southwest, watches Afghan contractors build new barracks at the Lashkar Gah Training Center in He More
An Afghan contractor replaces a broken door latch to a barracks door during a building inspection walk through six Afghan National Army barracks buildings on Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March More
An Afghan National Army sergeant salutes the Afghan flag during a Quran swearing oath ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center at Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 29, 2012. Just over More
U.S. Army Col. Matt Redding, the commander of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest, promotes U.S. Air Force Maj. Jason Campbell to lieutenant colonel during a ceremony at Camp More
An Afghan National Army officer, right, looks at fellow students during a preventative medicine class graduation at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2012. The class, taught by Regional More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Robert Kresa, a logistics adviser with Regional Support Command Southwest's Regional Logistics Support Cell, is promoted to staff sergeant during a ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand p More
U.S. Army Col. Matt Redding, the commander of NATO Training Mission Afghanistan's Regional Support Command Southwest, promotes U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Amanda Davis during a promotion ceremony at Camp Leatherneck More
An Afghan Natiaonal Army color guard carries the Afghan national flag into position during a troop leaders course graduation ceremony at the Regional Military Training Center Southwest in Helmand province, Afgh More
Targets for a battle sight zero conducted by service members from Regional Support Command Southwest, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, sit ready for pickup at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, More
Afghan National Police Col. Abdul Nadi Elham, the provincial chief of police for Helmand, speaks during a shura, or meeting, at the Helmand Provincial Police Headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afgha More
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft lands at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 31, 2012.
Afghan civilians drive down a main road in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 1, 2012.
Service members with Regional Support Command Southwest, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan render honors during the RSC-SW, NTM-A change of command at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 20 More
A U.S. Marine Corps bugler plays the call to arms during the Regional Support Command Southwest, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan change of command at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 5, 2 More
Afghan National Army Col. Shah Wali Zazai, the commander of the Regional Military Training Center Southwest, and an ANA general with the 215th Maiwand Corps review the formation before a graduation ceremony at More
Afghan Uniformed Police applause after a speech by the Helmand Provincial Police Chief, during a graduation ceremony at Lashkar Gah Training Center, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 13, 2012.
Afghan National Police officer instructors watch Benny Solis, right, an instructor with Regional Support Command Southwest, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, explain a counter improvised explosive device tacti More
A British army soldier with 1st Battalion, The Welsh Guards is hit in the leg by a cricket ball during a game between British soldiers and Afghans at Lashkar Gah Training Center, Helmand province, Afghanistan, More
Afghan Border Police officers listen to a civilian police instructor from Holland during a train-the-trainer course at Lashkar Gah Training Center, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 14, 2012. The course instr More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Maximillian Villacorta, a combat logistics adviser with Regional Logistics Center, Regional Support Command Southwest, talks with an Afghan National Police officer at the ANP provinci More
An Afghan worker stacks boxes of AK-47 rifle ammunition during an inventory at the Afghan National Police provincial supply point in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 24, 2012. The combat adviser More
A U.S. helicopter flies over Afghan villages outside the "Green Zone" of the Helmand River valley in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2012.
Afghan National Army Gen. Sayeed Malook, the commander of the 215th Maiwand Corps, and U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. David Berger, the commander of 1st Marine Division (Forward), cut the ribbon signifying transit More
Afghan National Police officers from around Helmand province, Afghanistan, listen to another ANP officer talk during a logistics shura, or meeting, at the Helmand Provincial Supply Point in Lashkar Gah, July 4, More
U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ramiro Quiroz-Delgado, a combat medical advisor with Medical Training Advisory Group, Regional Support Command Southwest, checks medical supplies at the forward supply depo More
U.S. Marine Corps. Lt. Col. Luke Kratky, left, the officer-in-charge of the Regional Logistics Support Center, Regional Support Command Southwest, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, speaks during the opening ce More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrea Hickman, the Medical Training Advising Group team lead with Regional Support Command Southwest, NATO Training Mission Afghanistan, applies fake blood and a training aid on a simulate More
A Danish army captain with Regional Support Command Southwest, places his hand on his 9mm pistol during a Quick Reaction Drill at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 19, 2012. The range was h More
Afghan National Police officers fix the trigger assembly of an AK-47 rifle during a weapons maintanence class at the ANP Provincial Police Headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Nov. 15, 20 More