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Afghan, ISAF enlisted leaders visit Afghan National Army NCO Academy in Zabul

By Sgt. Amanda M. HilsJanuary 12, 2012

Afghan National Army 205th Corps leader welcomes ISAF Joint Command leader to FOB Eagle — 1 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah, 205th Corps command sergeant major, greets Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, ISAF Joint Command command sergeant major, upon his arrival on Forward Operating Base Eagle in Zabul province Jan. 10. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army 205th Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah visits soldiers in Zabul — 2 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah, 205th Corps command sergeant major, walks alongside the platoon sergeant in the traditional manner of handing over command of the platoon at the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps ANA Noncommissioned Officer... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army NCOs demonstrate room-clearing techniques in Zabul — 3 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army soldiers perform room-clearing demonstrations for the visit of Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah, 205th Corps command sergeant major, and other Afghan, U.S. and Australian enlisted leaders to the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps ANA Noncomm... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army NCOs demonstrate violence-of-action while clearing a compound — 4 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army soldiers simulate clearing a compound with help from their instructors at the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps ANA Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Forward Operating Base Eagle in Zabul province Jan. 10. Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army NCOs demonstrate violence-of-action in clearing a compound — 5 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army soldiers simulate clearing a compound with help from their instructors at the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps ANA Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Forward Operating Base Eagle in Zabul province Jan. 10. Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army NCOs demonstrate room-clearing techniques in Zabul — 6 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army soldiers perform room-clearing demonstrations with help from their instructors at the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps ANA Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Forward Operating Base Eagle in Zabul province Jan. 10. Command Sgt. Maj. Kafay... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Regional Command (South) leader thanks Afghan National Army NCOs for their efforts — 7 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Bryant C. Lambert, 82nd Airborne Division and Regional Command (South) command sergeant major, thanks Afghan National Army Staff Sgt. Said Mohammed Nazir, 2nd Brigade, 205h Corps noncommissioned officer, for all of his har... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army NCO provides security in a sector of fire — 8 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An Afghan National Army soldier provides security for his sector of fire during a demonstration of reacting to the discovery of an improvised explosive device with the rest of his squad at the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps ANA Noncommissioned Officer Acad... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army 205th Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah is briefed by a soldier in Zabul — 9 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah, 205th Corps command sergeant major, is briefed by one of the cadre from the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps ANA Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Forward Operating Base Eagle in Zabul province Jan. 10. K... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army 205th Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah speaks with soldiers in Zabul — 10 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah, 205th Corps command sergeant major, speaks to a platoon of soldiers going through the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps ANA Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Forward Operating Base Eagle in Zabul province ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army public affairs soldier covers the 205th Corps Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah visit in Zabul — 11 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An Afghan National Army public affairs soldier records Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah, 205th Corps command sergeant major, speaking to a platoon of soldiers going through the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps ANA Noncommissioned Officer Academy on Forward Ope... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army NCOs demonstrate movement as a squad while clearing compounds in Zabul — 12 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps Noncommissioned Officer Academy simulate clearing a compound during a training scenario on Forward Operating Base Eagle in Zabul province Jan. 10. Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah, 205th C... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army NCOs demonstrate squad movements — 13 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army soldiers, distinguished by their green armbands, move swiftly as a squad element alongside their instructors from the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps Noncommissioned Officer Academy, wearing the bright blue armbands, toward a village du... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army NCOs conduct squad movement drills — 14 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Afghan National Army soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps Noncommissioned Officer Academy, distinguished by their green armbands, move swiftly as a squad element toward a village during a training scenario on Forward Operating Base Eagle in Zab... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

ISAF Joint Command Command Sgt. Maj. Troxell thanks Afghan National Police Command Sgt. Maj. Abdul Zafar — 15 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell thanks Afghan National Police Command Sgt. Maj. Abdul Zafar, ANP command sergeant major, as Afghan National Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kafayatullah, 205th Corps command sergeant major, and ANA Col. Mohammed Wazir Akbari,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

Afghan National Army NCO participates in EOD demonstration in Zabul — 16 / 16 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An Afghan National Army soldier demonstrates the removal of an improvised explosive device found by a squad of soldiers attending the 2nd Brigade, 205th Corps Noncommissioned Officer Academy during a training scenario held on Forward Operating Base E... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

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