Regional Command Southwest - August 6, 2011 Roundup

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Royal Military P olice train Afghan Local Police in Lashkar Gah

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan Forty-six members of the Afghan

National Security Forces received diplomas, July 28, after completing

training at Joint Sustainment Academy Southwest, Camp Leatherneck,

Helmand province.(more)By MC1 Gino Flores, Regional Command Southwest

Afghan farmers trade poppy seeds for wheat seeds

NAWA, Afghanistan - The change of agriculture in Afghanistan is

steadily steering away from the illegal crops which fund insurgent

forces year after year. Civil Affairs Team 3, which is supporting the

Afghan government, plans to continue providing wheat as an

alternative to growing poppy and cannabis in Afghanistans Nawa

District to drive the country into future.(more)

By Cpl Marco Mancha, 2ndMarine Division

Coming of age through war: Lance Cpl. Ernest Prempeh

CAMP HANSON, Afghanistan Life, for the most part, is gray.

The passing moments are not unpleasant, nor are they

particularly remarkable -- just a colorless blur of regularity and

routine.(more)

By Cpl. James Clark, Regimental Combat Team 1

Weekly Report, August 6, 2011

The following content summarizes a weeks worth of activity from Regional Command Southwest, commanded by Maj. Gen. John Toolan and coveringHelmand and Nimroz Provinces, Afghanistan. The content was created by Marine Corps Combat Correspondents, Combat Camera and personnel with UKmedia operations under Task Force Helmand. Feel free to forward our stories to family, friends and loved ones supporting those who are deployed.

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Senior US M arine aviator in Afghanistan receives second star

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan -- The commanding general of 2nd

Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward) pinned on his second star in a ceremony at

Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 2.(more) (video)

By 2ndMarine Aircraft Wing (Forward) Team

JCS Chairman visits Sangin Marines

FORWARD OPERATING BASE JACKSON, Afghanistan - Chairman of theJoint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen visited the Marines and sailors of

1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, at Forward Operating Base Jackson,

July 30.(more)

Admiral Mullen visits Camp Leatherneck B-roll.(video)

By Cpl. Benjamin Crilly, Regimental Combat Team 8

Afghan soldiers blaze ahead with support from US Marines

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM II, Afghanistan - Marines with

Marine Wing Support Squadron 272 turned up the heat for new Afghan

National Army firefighters during the final evaluation of a basic firefighting

course at Forward Operating Base Delaram II, Afghanistan, July 26.

(more)

By Cpl. Samantha Arrington, 2ndMarine Aircraft Wing (Forward)

Marine, Mullah partnership mak es progress in counterinsurgency

fight

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Afghanistan In hopes of countering insurgent

ideology and improving local infrastructure, coalition forces have recently

begun engaging local religious leaders to rally support for coalition forces

and developmental projects in the district.(more)

By Cpl. Colby Brown, Regimental Combat Team 1
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3/4 M arines take, return fire near Gereshk, Afghanistan

PATROL BASE KAKAR, Afghanistan - In the low lands of Gereshk, Afghanistan,

the Marines of Company K, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, know they are being

watched by the insurgency. (more)

By Staff Sgt. Ryan Smith, Regimental Combat Team 8

Hobo's back to work after surviving Taliban attack

A two-year-old black Labrador military search dog is back on the

Helmand front line sniffing out improvised explosive devices (IEDs) after

having recovered from serious injuries sustained during a battle with

insurgents.(more)

A Military Operations News Article

New Boomerang device helps troops return Taliban fire

A state-of-the-art new shot detection system called Boomerang IIIhas been introduced in patrol bases and checkpoints on the front line

of Helmand province to alert troops immediately to the source of

incoming fire.(more)

An Equipment and Logistics News Article

Combat M edic Assistant Course Final Exercise

Camp leatherneck, Afghanistan - Multimedia package and story of the

new Combat Medic Assistant Course at the Joint Sustainment Academy

Southwest aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan.

Photos of the final exercise with audio of Petty Officer 2nd Class

Michael Shoener, an instructor at JSAS and native of North Kingston,R.I. (multimedia)(story)

ByCpl. Bryan Nygaard, Regional Command Southwest
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Marines increase water production, distribution in Musa Qala

District

FORWARD OPERATING BASE MUSA QALA, Afghanistan Water

purification systems continue to take the place of bottled water,

increasing the expeditionary capability of troops in Afghanistan.(more)

By Lance Cpl. Bruno Bego, 2ndMarine Logistics Group

EOD Conducts Controlled DetsCamp Leatherneck, Afghanistan - B-roll of Marines and Sailors with

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, 2nd Marine Logistics Group

(Forward) conduct controlled detonations to dispose of nearly 25,000

pounds of unserviceable ammunition Aug 4th 2011.(video)

By Lance Cpl. Bruno Bego, 2ndMarine Logistics Group

Alpha Battery brings Steel Rain to Helmand

FIRE BASE SAENZ, Afghanistan - An infantry squad leader can

exercise a few options when engaged by insurgents. He couldassault through the attack, while weighing the possibility of losing

one of his Marines in the crossfire, or he can use one of the many

assets available to him and call for artillery support.(more)

By Sgt. Earnest Barnes, 2ndMarine Division

Texas battalions good neighbor policy helps keep

Helmand base secure

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan Marines and sailors with the

Houston-based Lone Star Battalion, 1st Battalion, 23rd Marine

Regiment, have been conducting security and counterinsurgency

operations in the vicinity of the Camp Leatherneck-Camp Bastion

complex since deploying to Afghanistan in January.(more)

By Staff Sgt. Jeremy Ross, Regional Command Southwest
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For additional stories from RC(SW) visit:

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RCT-1

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Nimroz provincial, district governors meet for first time

FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM, Afghanistan Senior

Nimroz provincial, district, military, and police officials met here

for the first time to discuss their current concerns and plan how to

resolve future challenges facing the province.(more)

By MC1 Kurt Wesseling, Regional Command Southwest

Royal Engineers complete construction of Afghan Local Police

station in Helmand capital

PATROL BASE BOLAN-T, Afghanistan - Royal Engineers with 59

Commando Squadron completed construction of an Afghan Local Police

station in the Helmand provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, July 26.(more)

By MC2 Jonathan Chandler, Regional Command Southwest

Latin roots help Carlos Company M arines succeed in

Helmand

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan Through the course of the

recent Iraq wars, and now in Afghanistan, Company C, 1st

Battalion, 23rd Marine Regiment, has literally grown up together,

using their experiences from back home to unite and strengthen

them on the battlefield.(more)

By Cpl. Adam Leyendecker, Regional Command Southwest
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