B-roll of Afghan National Soldiers training with U.S. troops. Scenes include Soldiers conducting patrol training, pulling security in a village, and combat exercises.
Imagine traveling thousands of miles to a foreign land where no one speaks your language, where the customs, weather, environment and mannerisms are all alien. Thankfully, for members of the Afghan National Army who came to Fort Polk, La, to train at the Joint Readiness Training Center, there was a helping hand, or more precisely mouth; interpreters.
To prepare for upcoming missions while at the Joint Readiness Training Center, members of the Afghanistan National Army conducted training on American military equipment.
Forty-two members of the Afghan National Army and Police arrived Oct. 23 at the Joint Readiness Training Center to train with 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers.