An Afghan Local Police academy recruit post security for an ALP academy established 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 an official ALP officer. The Afghanistan Ministry of Interior funded academy trains local men from various “watons”, or village, to become police officers. The recruits learn marksmanship skills, policing tactics and infantry engagement techniques from Marines of the “Walking Dead”, 1st Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, to protect their community.