Romanian Gendarmerie Lt. Col. Florian Panainte, left,

Romanian Gendarmerie Lt. Col. Florian Panainte, left, salutes Lt. Col. Viorel Matei, right, during a transfer of authority ceremony at the Kandahar Regional Training Center in southern Afghanistan, May 16, 2012. Matei took over authority from Panainte as senior advisor to the training center's Afghan commander, Brig. Gen. Nasrullah Zarifi. Panainte was also the commander of the second Romanian Gendarmerie contingent advising at the training center under NATO Training Mission (Afghanistan). Matei commands the third contingent.