Lance Cpl. Dylan F. Bodkin, a fire support man with

Lance Cpl. Dylan F. Bodkin, a fire support man with Assault Charlie, 2nd Brigade Platoon, 1st Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, takes notes as he listens to the instructor during a Dari language course here, on March 22. The Dari language course is a six-week long training period that will teach the Marines Dari, the most common language spoken in Afghanistan, for an upcoming deployment in order to communicate with Afghan forces and the local population.