U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kyle Antonitis, right, an

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Kyle Antonitis, right, an operations advisor assigned to Police Advisory Team 5 (PAT-5), 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 7, meets with Afghan Uniformed Police (AUP) Patrolman Aka Ghulom, center, in Now Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Dec. 24, 2012. Antonitis, originally from Westerly, R.I., met with Ghulom to discuss ongoing AUP operations in the area. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena/Released)