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AFGHANISTAN - Afghan National Security Forces and Regional Command Southwest servicemembers gathered for the ANSF Infrastructure Execution and Transition Conference aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Dec. 5 through 6.
The RC (SW) servicemembers met with members of Afghanistan’s National Army, Border Police, Uniformed Police and its National Civil Order Police to discuss Afghanistan’s current infrastructure and ways to improve it as the Afghans prepare to assume complete control of their country.
“The principle really is to try and get the ANSF in a room to talk about the infrastructure they’re going to have,” said British Army Maj. Charlie Beatty, officer in charge of ANSF construction and development with RC (SW) engineers. “It’s an opportunity for them to talk about their plans.”
The two-day conference was mostly comprised of ANSF engineers. The forces were seated panel style in the center of the room as exchanges of information flowed from ANSF and RC (SW) representatives.
Regional Command Southwest facilitated the conference, providing the location and aiding in extending the invites out to the many difference branches. The rest of the work was done by the Afghans, who were joined at the conference by officials from Kabul.
“What I have seen is very encouraging,” said Gunnery Sgt. Richard Arvey, ANSF construction chief for RC (SW) engineers. “Just how they’re wanting to grow as a nation, they want to build. The leaders that we deal with are striving the best they can to build infrastructure.”
Improving infrastructure covers a large umbrella of things that can be built to aid the country and the ANSF. A few of these areas were touched on during the meeting.
“(They discussed) billeting and places for their troops to live and work,” said Arvey, about examples of infrastructure ANSF leaders think are important.
Each ANSF representative was given time to discuss and present their thoughts on how to move forward in Afghanistan.
Conferences like this are scheduled to occur every three months, allowing the ANSF to track and control issues as they arise and as they continue to build Afghanistan to greater heights.
| Date Taken: | 12.07.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 12.07.2012 11:07 |
| Story ID: | 98925 |
| Location: | AF |
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