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Soldiers as part of the Afghanistan National Army's 8th Corps, 199th Recruit Battalion, made up of approximately 600 personnel, take their placement exams at the Regional Military Training Center. In a manner similar to how the U.S. military tests an applicant's aptitude to place their skill sets with a military occupational specialty; the Afghan Army administers a similar test to assess a soldier's ability to function in certain jobs. Pictured above, one of the RMTC battalion commanders monitors soldiers taking the test to prevent cheating.

Soldiers as part of the Afghanistan National Army's 8th Corps, 199th Recruit Battalion, made up of approximately 600 personnel, take their placement exams at the Regional Military Training Center. In a manner similar to how the U.S. military tests an applicant's aptitude to place their skill sets with a military occupational specialty; the Afghan Army administers a similar test to assess a soldier's ability to function in certain jobs. Pictured above, one of the RMTC battalion commanders monitors soldiers taking the test to prevent cheating.

Photo by Lt. Col. Stewart Upton

U.S. Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Tank Battalion, and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, conduct actions in support of Operation Dynamic Partnership in Shurakay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2013. Operation Dynamic Partnership was a multi-unit collaboration to retrograde all U.S. military equipment and personnel from Shurakay district. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena/Released)

U.S. Marines assigned to Regimental Combat Team 7, 2nd Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Tank Battalion, and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, conduct actions in support of Operation Dynamic Partnership in Shurakay, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 11, 2013. Operation Dynamic Partnership was a multi-unit collaboration to retrograde all U.S. military equipment and personnel from Shurakay district. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Alejandro Pena

Sgt. Jason Hillman, a military policeman with Bravo Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, instructs Marines on the proper assembly of a .50-caliber machine gun during a weapons training course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 7. One of the responsibilities of 1st LE Bn., while deployed is to teach foreign nationals to properly clean and operate various weapons used for law enforcement and military operations. Hillman, 25, is from Portalnd, Ore.

Sgt. Jason Hillman, a military policeman with Bravo Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, instructs Marines on the proper assembly of a .50-caliber machine gun during a weapons training course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 7. One of the responsibilities of 1st LE Bn., while deployed is to teach foreign nationals to properly clean and operate various weapons used for law enforcement and military operations. Hillman, 25, is from Portalnd, Ore.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Lance Cpl. Leo Chicas, a military policeman with Bravo Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, instructs his peers on the proper operating procedures of an M240B machine gun during a weapons training course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 7. One of the responsibilities of 1st LE Bn., while deployed is to teach foreign nationals to properly clean and operate various weapons used for law enforcement and military operations. Chicas, 25, is from Queens, N.Y.

Lance Cpl. Leo Chicas, a military policeman with Bravo Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, instructs his peers on the proper operating procedures of an M240B machine gun during a weapons training course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 7. One of the responsibilities of 1st LE Bn., while deployed is to teach foreign nationals to properly clean and operate various weapons used for law enforcement and military operations. Chicas, 25, is from Queens, N.Y.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Pfc. Brandon Gigliotti, and Cpl. Patrick Fortune, military policemen with Bravo Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, inspect a .50-caliber machine gun during a weapons training course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 7. Gigliotti, 19, is from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and Fortune, 24, is from Belvidere, S.D.

Pfc. Brandon Gigliotti, and Cpl. Patrick Fortune, military policemen with Bravo Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, inspect a .50-caliber machine gun during a weapons training course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 7. Gigliotti, 19, is from Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., and Fortune, 24, is from Belvidere, S.D.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Lance Cpl. Alexander Thomas, a military policeman with Bravo Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, performs an operational check on an Mk-19 grenade launcher for serviceability during a weapons training course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 7. One of the responsibilities of 1st LE Bn., while deployed is to teach foreign nationals to properly clean and operate various weapons used for law enforcement and military operations. Thomas, 23, is from Petaluma, Calif.

Lance Cpl. Alexander Thomas, a military policeman with Bravo Company, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, I Marine Expeditionary Force, performs an operational check on an Mk-19 grenade launcher for serviceability during a weapons training course at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 7. One of the responsibilities of 1st LE Bn., while deployed is to teach foreign nationals to properly clean and operate various weapons used for law enforcement and military operations. Thomas, 23, is from Petaluma, Calif.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Emily Benjamin, 8, from Murrieta, Calif., makes a welcome home sign for her father, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eddie Benjamin, a tactical communications planning and operations officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), during his homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD) to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Emily Benjamin, 8, from Murrieta, Calif., makes a welcome home sign for her father, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Eddie Benjamin, a tactical communications planning and operations officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), during his homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD) to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Emily Benjamin, 8 from Murrieta, Calif., and Amaya Hodges, 8, from San Diego, make welcome home signs for their fathers during a homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. The homecoming marks the first wave for I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Emily Benjamin, 8 from Murrieta, Calif., and Amaya Hodges, 8, from San Diego, make welcome home signs for their fathers during a homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. The homecoming marks the first wave for I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Charlotte Phillips, from Lambertville, N.J., greets her daughter during a homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. Navy Lt. Kathryn Phillips, a Nurse with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) returned from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD) to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Charlotte Phillips, from Lambertville, N.J., greets her daughter during a homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. Navy Lt. Kathryn Phillips, a Nurse with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) returned from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD) to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Master Sgt. Edward Haynes, 36, from Las Vegas, and a signals intelligence chief with I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD), embraces his wife, Rena Haynes, at a homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. Haynes returned from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD) to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Master Sgt. Edward Haynes, 36, from Las Vegas, and a signals intelligence chief with I Marine Expeditionary Force (FWD), embraces his wife, Rena Haynes, at a homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. Haynes returned from a yearlong deployment to Afghanistan. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD) to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Maj. Tom Chhabra, from Silver Lake, Kan., and a development officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), walks to his car with his wife, Janelle, after his homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. The Chhabra’s were married shortly before Tom deployed to Afghanistan and haven’t seen each other for one year. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD) to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Maj. Tom Chhabra, from Silver Lake, Kan., and a development officer with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), walks to his car with his wife, Janelle, after his homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Feb. 6. The Chhabra’s were married shortly before Tom deployed to Afghanistan and haven’t seen each other for one year. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD) to return from Afghanistan. The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Navy Lt. Kathryn Phillips, from Lambertville, N.J., and a Navy nurse with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), leaves with her dad, Russ Phillips, following her homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Feb. 6. While Phillips was away on deployment, her father, Russ, rode his bike 6,731 miles, which is the exact distance from Lambertville to Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, where she spent her deployment. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD). The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Navy Lt. Kathryn Phillips, from Lambertville, N.J., and a Navy nurse with I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), leaves with her dad, Russ Phillips, following her homecoming at Camp Pendleton, Feb. 6. While Phillips was away on deployment, her father, Russ, rode his bike 6,731 miles, which is the exact distance from Lambertville to Lashkar Gah, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, where she spent her deployment. The homecoming marks the first wave for I MEF (FWD). The entire unit is scheduled to return by mid-March.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Expeditionary Strike Group-3 joined forces during Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, aboard the USS Boxer, Jan. 28-31, 2013. Dawn Blitz is a 1st MEB and ESG-3 combined, two-part exercise to conduct brigade-sized amphibious operations and develop a stronger working relationship between the Navy and Marine Corps. The second portion of Dawn Blitz, 13.2, will take place in June.

Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Expeditionary Strike Group-3 joined forces during Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, aboard the USS Boxer, Jan. 28-31, 2013. Dawn Blitz is a 1st MEB and ESG-3 combined, two-part exercise to conduct brigade-sized amphibious operations and develop a stronger working relationship between the Navy and Marine Corps. The second portion of Dawn Blitz, 13.2, will take place in June.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Expeditionary Strike Group-3 joined forces during Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, aboard the USS Boxer, Jan. 28-31, 2013. Dawn Blitz is a 1st MEB and ESG-3 combined, two-part exercise to conduct brigade-sized amphibious operations and develop a stronger working relationship between the Navy and Marine Corps. The second portion of Dawn Blitz, 13.2, will take place in June.

Marines and sailors with 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Expeditionary Strike Group-3 joined forces during Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, aboard the USS Boxer, Jan. 28-31, 2013. Dawn Blitz is a 1st MEB and ESG-3 combined, two-part exercise to conduct brigade-sized amphibious operations and develop a stronger working relationship between the Navy and Marine Corps. The second portion of Dawn Blitz, 13.2, will take place in June.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Lance Cpl. Lawrence Begnoche, a motor transport operator with 1st Intelligence Battalion prepares to embark on a convoy to support Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23. The Marines with 1st Intel Bn., and 9th Communication Battalion, will establish communications and an intelligence operations center for the nine-day exercise to validate their readiness and ability to support 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the event of a contingency. Begnoche, 25, is from West Palm Beach, Fla.

Lance Cpl. Lawrence Begnoche, a motor transport operator with 1st Intelligence Battalion prepares to embark on a convoy to support Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23. The Marines with 1st Intel Bn., and 9th Communication Battalion, will establish communications and an intelligence operations center for the nine-day exercise to validate their readiness and ability to support 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the event of a contingency. Begnoche, 25, is from West Palm Beach, Fla.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Lance Cpl. Lawrence Begnoche, a motor transport operator with 1st Intelligence Battalion prepares to embark on a convoy to support Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23. The Marines with 1st Intel Bn., and 9th Communication Battalion, will establish communications and an intelligence operations center for the nine-day exercise to validate their readiness and ability to support 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the event of a contingency. Begnoche, 25, is from West Palm Beach, Fla.

Lance Cpl. Lawrence Begnoche, a motor transport operator with 1st Intelligence Battalion prepares to embark on a convoy to support Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23. The Marines with 1st Intel Bn., and 9th Communication Battalion, will establish communications and an intelligence operations center for the nine-day exercise to validate their readiness and ability to support 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the event of a contingency. Begnoche, 25, is from West Palm Beach, Fla.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Staff Sgt. Osumanu Saku, the 1st Intelligence Battalion collections chief, climbs aboard a tactical vehicle to embark on a convoy to support Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23. The Marines with 1st Intel Bn., and 9th Communication Battalion, will establish communications and an intelligence operations center for the nine-day exercise to validate their readiness and ability to support 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the event of a contingency. Saku, 29, is from Bronx, N.Y.

Staff Sgt. Osumanu Saku, the 1st Intelligence Battalion collections chief, climbs aboard a tactical vehicle to embark on a convoy to support Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23. The Marines with 1st Intel Bn., and 9th Communication Battalion, will establish communications and an intelligence operations center for the nine-day exercise to validate their readiness and ability to support 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the event of a contingency. Saku, 29, is from Bronx, N.Y.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

A 9th Communication Battalion convoy embarks on a nine-day training exercise to establish communications to support Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23. The 9th Comm. Bn., Marines and 1st Intelligence Battalion, will establish communications and an intelligence operations center to validate their readiness and ability to support 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the event of a contingency.

A 9th Communication Battalion convoy embarks on a nine-day training exercise to establish communications to support Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23. The 9th Comm. Bn., Marines and 1st Intelligence Battalion, will establish communications and an intelligence operations center to validate their readiness and ability to support 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the event of a contingency.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Cpl. Zach Oftedal, a motor transport operator with 9th Communication Battalion, prepares to embark on a convoy to support Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23. The 9th Comm. Bn., Marines and 1st Intelligence Battalion, will establish communications and an intelligence operations center for the nine-day exercise to validate their readiness and ability to support 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the event of a contingency. Oftedal, 21, is from Napa, Calif.

Cpl. Zach Oftedal, a motor transport operator with 9th Communication Battalion, prepares to embark on a convoy to support Exercise Dawn Blitz 13.1, at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 23. The 9th Comm. Bn., Marines and 1st Intelligence Battalion, will establish communications and an intelligence operations center for the nine-day exercise to validate their readiness and ability to support 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in the event of a contingency. Oftedal, 21, is from Napa, Calif.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

Brian W. Cavolt, CEO of JBC Corp., shows Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force and 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, new tactical combat casualty care equipment at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 15. The new gear is available to the service members for an upcoming humanitarian mission to Vietnam.

Brian W. Cavolt, CEO of JBC Corp., shows Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force and 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, new tactical combat casualty care equipment at Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 15. The new gear is available to the service members for an upcoming humanitarian mission to Vietnam.

Photo by Cpl. Joshua Young

I Marine Expeditionary Force