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Advisers focus on ANCOP readiness, sustainment

By Capt. Jarrod MorrisMarch 4, 2015

Advisers focus on ANCOP readiness, sustainment
1 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Gregory Stokes (left), the Police Advisory Team commander, greets Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, the Train, Advise, Assist Command - East commander, at the helicopter landing zone upon arrival to the Afghan National Civil Order Police's 2nd Bri... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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2 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pfc. Peart, a 3rd Brigade Combat team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldier assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, provides security with his Mk 48 machine gun during an advising visit to the Afghan National Civil Order Police's 2... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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3 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Steam rises from hot cups of chai as Brig. Gen. Mohammad Nasir Safie (left), the Afghan National Civil Order Police 2nd Brigade commander, discusses ANCOP operations in eastern Afghanistan with Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, the Train, Advise, Assis... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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4 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Civil Order Police 2nd Brigade commander Brig. Gen. Mohammad Nasir Safie (left) updates leaders and advisers from Train, Advise, Assist Command - East on ANCOP operations in eastern Afghanistan March 3, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Capt.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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5 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Civil Order Police 2nd Brigade commander Brig. Gen. Mohammad Nasir Safie (left) updates leaders and advisers from Train, Advise, Assist Command - East on ANCOP operations in eastern Afghanistan March 3, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Capt.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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6 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. Gregory Stokes (left), the Police Advisory Team commander assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, talks about Afghan National Civil Order Police operations with Command Sgt. Maj. Walter Tagalicud, the TAAC-E command sergeant major, dur... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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7 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Afghan National Civil Order Police officer stands guard during an advising visit by leaders from Train, Advise, Assist Command - East to the ANCOP headquarters in Nangarhar province March 3, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Jarrod Morris, TAAC-E Pub... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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8 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Moore, a 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldier assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, provides security during an advising visit to the Afghan National Civil Order Police's 2nd Brigade headquarters in ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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9 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Millard (left), and Spc. Hensley (center), both 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldiers assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, provide security with their Afghan counterpart during an advising visit to ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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10 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Ritchey, a 3rd Infantry Division Soldier assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, provides security during an advising visit to the Afghan National Civil Order Police's 2nd Brigade headquarters in Nangarhar province March 3, 2015. (U.S.... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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11 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Civil Order Police 2nd Brigade commander Brig. Gen. Mohammad Nasir Safie (center right), shakes hands in partnership with Col. Gregory Stokes, the Police Advisory Team commander, during a Train, Advise, Assist Command - East advising ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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12 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Moore, a 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldier assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, provides security during an advising visit to the Afghan National Civil Order Police's 2nd Brigade headquarters in ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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13 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pfc. Welsh, a 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldier assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, provides security alongside his Afghan counterpart during an advising visit to the Afghan National Civil Order Poli... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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14 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Painter (left) and Sgt. Earle, both 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldiers assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, provide security during an advising visit to the Afghan National Civil Order Police's 2... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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15 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pfc. Peart, a 3rd Brigade Combat team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Soldier assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, provides security with his Mk 48 machine gun during an advising visit to the Afghan National Civil Order Police's 2... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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16 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – From left to right, 1st Lt. Steven Sanders, a 3rd Infantry Division officer assigned to Train, Advise, Assist Command - East, Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, the TAAC-E commander, and Col. Gregory Stokes, the Police Advisory Team commander, observe t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
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17 / 17 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley (left), the Train, Advise, Assist Command - East commander, and 1st Lt. Steven Sanders, a 3rd Infantry Division officer assigned to TAAC-E, observe the terrain below from the window of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at t... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, Afghanistan - Leaders from Train, Advise, Assist Command - East and the Police Advisory Team traveled to the Afghan National Civil Order Police's 2nd Brigade headquarters in Nangarhar for an advising visit March 3, 2015.

Brig. Gen. Christopher Bentley, the TAAC-E commander, Col. Gregory Stokes, the PAT commander, and advisers from TAAC-E met with ANCOP Brig. Gen. Mohammad Nasir Safie, the 2nd Brigade commander, to discuss topics ranging from current operations to readiness for the upcoming fighting season and beyond.

Safie discussed the personnel assignment and payment processes within the brigade. He outlined specific actions being taken to ensure that officers and their families receive correct and timely salary payments through electronic funds transfers, which is especially important when officers are deployed away from home.

ANCOP logistics and sustainment were a focus of the discussion, with the topic of maintenance receiving emphasis. According to Safie, ANCOP continues to conduct basic maintenance on equipment and vehicles, while complex repairs and vehicle replacement are now coordinated through the newly built Nangarhar police Regional Logistics Center. The RLC is designed to be an important supply chain hub and logistics center for Afghan police in nine provinces of eastern Afghanistan.

For Stokes and the PAT, integrating Afghan police forces across the region with the RLC is a key advising effort. The goal is to increase timely and efficient logistics operations for the police in the region, resulting in a higher state of readiness for the forces and an increased ability to serve the people in the region.

Bentley reflected on that last 13 years of partnership between U.S. coalition forces and Afghan National Defense Security Forces and asked Safie where he thinks Afghanistan will be in the next 13 years.

Safie's response was optimistic. "If you come back in 13 years, I don't think it will be with the military," Safie said. "You will come back as a tourist and see all the great things Afghanistan has to offer, that is my hope."

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