ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan
2011-01-D-058 For Immediate Release
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KABUL, Afghanistan (Jan. 5, 2011) – Coalition embedded partnering teams are conducting instructional classes to benefit Afghan National Army soldiers at Camp Garm Ser in Helmand province.

 Teams operating in Helmand province recently shifted a portion of their personnel from Camp Leatherneck to Camp Dwyer to enhance an Afghan Army logistics unit’s training and capability to operate independent from coalition control.

 “True to form, we’re here to advise, mentor and focus on providing [the Afghan National Army] with tactical logistics support,” said 1st Sgt. William J. Banks, embedded partnering team mentor. “We give them the tools to be successful. The by-product of our efforts is in the ANA’s ability to accomplish [logistics patrols] by themselves.”

 The Afghan Army logistics soldiers based out Camp Garm Ser provide expeditionary support for units operating in southern Helmand. Coalition personnel are conducting classroom mentoring sessions to enhance the Afghan military prowess and further their operational capabilities.

 Besides educating Afghan soldiers within their military occupational fields, embedded partnering team personnel are also instilling a sense of professionalism and pride which Afghan Army personnel seem to emulate, said Sgt. Aubrey W. Castille, an embedded partnering team mentor.