 EAP stands for Expeditionary Advisor Package. It's an opportunity for advisors to go forward and embed with our Afghan partners at the small unit level to establish a command and control node during the execution of operations. We go wherever our partners go, so if they move to a forward location to command and control and operations, then we go with them. I've seen a noticeable improvement in our partner's ability to integrate maneuver with enablers as well as improvements in their confidence to conduct security operations. These reasons I believe EAP missions are the most important times to be with our partners to bring all other advising efforts together while strengthening bonds through shared hardship. EAP missions are important because these are the times where all of our advising efforts converge. Advisors assist across the warfighting functions, everything from battle tracking and executing battle drills such as troops in contact and Kazabak to integrating coalition fires and Afghan fire. In Afghan culture, an important part of being an effective advisor is building a relationship with your partner. My relationship has been based on mutual respect, trust and an understanding that I am not here to do the work for him but that I will always support him.