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8/7/2019 April 17 Roundup
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April 17, 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 CombatCorrespondents, 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 StoryGraduation Day: Afghan soldiers move
toward independent future
Twenty ANA soldiers from the 5th Kandak graduated
from various courses during a ceremony at Forward
Operating Base Delaram, Afghanistan, April 11... (Read
Story)(WatchVideo)
Story and Video by Sgt. Rachael Moore, 2nd
MLG
Engineers connect villages,
supply routes in Marjah
Combat outposts and patrol bases near
Camp Hanson are no longer solely
dependent on helicopter support teams for
resupplies (Read Story)
Story by Lance Cpl. Bruno Bego, 2nd
MLG
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Marines Corps makes history with
intercontinental Osprey flight
The Marine Corps completed an aviation first
April 8, by flying MV-22B Ospreys on the
aircrafts longest movement to date ... (ReadStory)
Story by Cpl. Rashaun James, 2nd
MAW
Long arm of the MAW suppliesoutlying bases
The average American might not consider
toothpaste a luxury, but some Marines in
Afghanistan do (Read Story)
Story by Cpl. Samantha Arrington, 2nd
MAW
British, Afghan forces sieze 50-IED
arsenal near Nad Ali
Afghan soldiers working alongside British
forces have dealt a heavy blow to the insurgencyin central Helmand by discovering a deadly
stash of bomb-making equipment and weaponry(Read Story)
Story courtesy of Task Force Helmand
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3 Commando Brigade takes command
of Task Force Helmand
On Saturday April 9, 3 Commando Brigade Royal
Marines took command of Task Force Helmand in
Afghanistan, officially marking the start of OperationHERRICK 14 (Read Story)
Story courtesy of Task Force Helmand
Coalition forces sharpen skills of
Afghan police
Staff Sgt. Nicholas J. Sadowski and his two civilian
counterparts conduct police training for AUP
members to prepare them for the challenging training
ahead(Read Story)Story by Sgt. Earnest Barnes, 2
ndMARDIV
No suits, just combat boots: security
Marines support battalion leaders
The Personal Security Detachment Marines with
3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, RegimentalCombat Team 1, provide support and coordinate
travel for the battalion commander (ReadStory)
Story by Cpl. Marco Mancha, RCT-1
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Afghan police, Marines secure
Delaram
Marines with RCT 8s Police Advisory Team
are working with the Afghan uniformed police
in Delaram to help refine techniques the policeforce has learned (Read Story)
Story by Lance Cpl. James Frazer, RCT-8
Afghans patrol the steets ofLeatherneck during training
Afghan National Security Forces combed the
streets of Camp Leatherneck during a lane
training exercise at the Joint Security Academy
Southwest, April 10 (Read Story)
Story by Cpl. Adam Leyendecker, RC (SW)
Marines teach more than combat to Afghan
students
A functioning police force and army require much more thantroops trained to use weapons. The Joint Security Academy
Southwest started a class to teach the senior enlisted and
junior officers of the ANSF administration and management
(Read Story)
Story by Lance Cpl. Daniel Wulz, RC (SW)
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Female Marines promote positive
change in community
Female Engagement Team 12 has every
intention of supporting and encouraging theprogress of the community, especially among
its women and children (Read Story)
Story by Lance Cpl. Katherine Solano, RC (SW)
For additional stories involving Regional Command Southwest,
see the links below:
Regional Command Southwest
2nd
Marine Division
RCT-1
RCT-82
ndMarine Aircraft Wing
2nd
Marine Logistics Group
Task Force HelmandFaceBook
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