An Afghan Local Police academy recruit searches a local man during a vehicle checkpoint here, Nov. 26. The ALP academy recruits led a foot patrol and established the VCP as the final test of their skills, before returning to their villages as official ALP officers. The academy, funded by the Afghanistan Ministry of the Interior, trains local men from various “watons,” or villages, to become police officers. Forty-nine ALP recruits, representing the local villages of Khalag, Hazarasp, Sorkhdos, and Aynak, graduated from the 18-day course conducted by the 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment Police Advisory Team, Nov. 29.