Maj. Jack Owens, of Moore, Okla., senior instructor

Maj. Jack Owens, of Moore, Okla., senior instructor assigned to the 162nd Infantry Brigade, based in Fort Polk, La., speaks to a group of officers and non-commissioned officers in a classroom at the Security Force Assistance Team Advisor Academy March 9, 2012. His mission is to train leaders on how to mentor their Afghanistan counterparts. The leaders are trained on interpreter management, knowledge of Afghan culture, how to conduct key leader engagements and how to act as a liaison officer between Afghan and coalition forces.