 The Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest trains Afghan national security forces in a variety of specialties that are essential for the development of their forces. In the new tactical leaders course at the academy, Afghan officers are taught leadership and tactical maneuvers at the platoon level. It is good because once we graduate from here, we can teach our soldiers to do different things we have learned. During the training, the students were given a scenario and they had to develop a plan of execution and then breathe their soldiers on their roles in completing the mission. The students conducted multiple exercises where they learned to react to an ambush, conduct an ambush and break contact from the enemy. The students still have four weeks of training to complete, where they will learn about everything from mounted and dismounted patrolling to defensive operations and tactical operations center procedures. Reporting from Camp Leatherneck, Helmand Province, I'm Corporal Meredith Brown.