An Afghan National Army instructor with the Helmand

An Afghan National Army instructor with the Helmand Regional Military Training Center points toward an illumination round after a soldier with 2nd Kandak, 4th Brigade, 215th Corps fires a 60mm mortar at Camp Shorabak, Afghanistan, June 10, 2017. U.S. Marine advisors assigned to Task Force Southwest are assisting the instructors teach approximately 600 soldiers infantry tactics during the operational readiness cycle, an eight-week training event designed to create a lethal and ready force to deny safe havens to insurgents throughout Helmand Province. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lucas Hopkins)