Monday, September 30, 2013

The End [of NROLFSM]

Today was the last day of the NATO Rule of Law Field Support Mission (NROLFSM) in Afghanistan.  While the concurrent U.S. led Rule of Law Field Force-Afghanistan (ROLFF-A) mission will continue, it was the last time that NATO would have a direct role in the development of sustainable rule of law capabilities for our Afghan Partners.  The ceremony involved the "casing of the NROLFSM colors" and partner nation flags at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Here are some photos:




I commented to my fellow American servicemembers about why being an American is awesome during the rehearsal yesterday.  If you look closely at the first picture you'll notice how pristine the American flag is compared to the others, namely the German, French and Romanian flags...all of which look like they were dragged behind a car in the streets of Bangkok.  Those who have been there know exactly what I mean.

Cheers,
Ben

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