regional command southwest - may 22 roundup
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May 22, 2011Weekly report
The following content depicts a weeks worth of activity from Regional Command Southwest, commanded by Maj. Gen. JohnToolan and covering Helmand and Nimruz Provinces, Afghanistan. The content was created by Marine Corps Combat
Correspondents, Combat Camera and personnel with UK media operations under Task Force Helmand. Feel free to forward ourstories to family, friends and loved ones supporting those who are deployed.
Featured Stories
Sgt. Maj. Kent Spends Final Days of
Farewell Tour with Marines in
Afghanistan
There is a certain presence around the Marine who
has led hundreds of thousands of men and women
throughout the past 35 years (Read Story)
Story by Lance Cpl. Katherine M. Solano, RC(SW)
Linguists Essential Part of Female
Engagement Team Mission
Members from both the U.S. and U.K. Female
Engagement Teams met for training at the Afghan
Cultural Center here, May 16. The purpose of the
meeting was to share information, advice and
experiences...(Read Story)
Story by Lance Cpl. Katherine M. Solano, RC(SW)
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Pendleton Helicopter Squadrons
Transfer Authority in Afghanistan
The Vipers of Marine Light Attack Helicopter
Squadron 169 are scheduled to transfer their
responsibility of providing close air support inRegional Command Southwest to HMLA-267(Read Story)
Story by Cpl. Rashaun X. James, 2nd
MAW (Fwd.)
RC(SW) Commanding General VisitsGeorgian Soldiers
Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of
Regional Command Southwest, visited Combat
Outpost Shukvani to meet with key leaders (Read
Story)
Story by Lance Cpl. Bryan Nygaard, RC(SW)
400 U.K. Personnel to Leave
Afghanistan by New Year
This comprises personnel released by the end of the
task for HQ Allied Rapid Reaction Corps plannedfor February 2012, the return of RAF Regiment
personnel from the Kandahar Airfield force
protection task (Read Story)
Story courtesy of Task Force Helmand
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Through the Ranks:
Lance Corporal
Rocks crunch under the boots of a Marine walking
a seemingly endless patrol route. He scans 360degrees for suspicious activity as the sun slides
beneath the horizon. Its getting late; if he wasnt
on patrol it would be dinner time (Read Story)Story by Cpl. Colby Brown, Regional Combat Team 1
Task Force Belleau Wood, AfghanPartners Help Villagers Open School
Marines from 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine
Regiment, stationed out of Houston, work
alongside Afghan National Army soldiers and
other coalition forces to help the village of Now
Abad open its first school (Watch Video)Story by Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ross, RC(SW)
British, Afghan Soldiers on Five-day
Patrol
Before sunrise, A Company, 4 SCOTS, and their ANPcounterparts set off from their base at Checkpoint Said
Abdullah carrying everything they would need for the
duration of the operation, including kit, ammunition,
water and food... (Read Story)
Story courtesy of Task Force Helmand
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Afghans Trust ISAF with their
Children
A three-year-old Afghan boy and a 14-year-old girl
were treated and medically evacuated from the district
of Sangin by coalition forces Tuesday... (Read Story)
Story by 1st
Lt. Timothy Irish, Regional Combat Team 8
Realizing the American Dream in the
Marine Corps
Sgt. Ivan Vega-Pacheco, a fire team control chief with
2nd Air-Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, moved to
Chicagos Humbolt Park... (View Video)
Story by Lance Cpl. Daniel A. Wulz, RC(SW)
New Weapons Instructor Course Holds Hope for
Self-sufficient Afghanistan
The sound of an M16 rifle, its functions, parts and operations is
anything but unfamiliar to Marines. However, to the Afghan National
Army soldiers enrolled in the Small Arms Weapons Instructors Course,
they are learning the sound for the first time aboard Camp Leatherneck,
May 1June 16(Read Story)
Story by Lance Cpl. Daniel A. Wulz, RC(SW)
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Joint Engineering Effort Builds
Bridges Between U.S. Army, Marines
In early February, Marines from the 3rd Light
Armored Reconnaissance Battalion found
themselves in a difficult predicament with a vehicle
stuck in the rising waters of Afghanistans Helmand
River(Read Story)
Story by Cpl. Rashaun X. James, 2nd
MAW (Fwd.
Congress Gets Acquainted with MLG
Congressional representatives from different states
visited the 2nd Marine Logistics Group (Forward)
aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, May 16 to
meet with military leaders and local government
officials to discuss(Read Story)
Story by Staff Sgt. Theresa Seng, 2nd
MLG (Fwd.)
For additional stories from around Regional Command Southwest,
see the links below:
Regional Command Southwest
2nd Marine Division
RCT-1
RCT-8
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
2nd Marine Logistics Group
Task Force Helmand
Task Force Helmand on Facebook
Task Force Belleau Wood on Facebook
Regional Command Southwest FaceBook
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