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| Regional Command Southwest Roundup 1

Afghans execute first solo patrol i n eastern Marjah

MARJAH, Afghanistan Afghan National Army soldiers with 2nd

platoon, 1st Tolai, 3rd Kandak, partnered with Afghan Local Policepatrolmen to execute the first Afghan-only patrol in eastern Marjah.

(more)By Cpl. Jeff Drew, 2ndMarine Division

Female Marines assist in delivery of local baby

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Afghanistan Sgt. LaJuanna Baker and Cpl.Andrea Moreira-Rios were in the right place at the right time on

July 30.(more)

By Cpl. Colby W. Brown, Regimental Combat Team 5

Navy chaplain carries tragic memories of Ground Zero to

AfghanistanCAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - Though hes spent the past 23 years

in the Navy, Rondall Browns thick drawl, formed in the Blue Ridge

Mountains, distinctly makes its presence known when one word crosses

the chaplains lips horror.(more)

By Cpl Brian Jones, 2ndMarine Aircraft Wing (Forward)

Weekly Report, September 3, 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, Navy Mass Communication SpecialistsCombat Camera and personnel with UK media operations under Task Force Helmand. Feel free to forward our stories to family, friends and loved onessupporting those who are deployed.

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Afghan National Army takes lead, Marines lend support

SHORSHURAK, Afghanistan Residents welcomed Afghan National Army

soldiers and Marines into their village when they arrived during a recent

security patrol. The patrol leaders discussed business with village elders as

children swarmed the troops responsible for holding security asking for

chocolate from nearly everyone wearing a flack jacket and Kevlar helmet.

(more)

By Cpl. Tommy Bellegarde, 2ndMarine Division

Mentor team corpsman trains Afghan medics in Lashkar Gah

CAMP LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan - Many people come to America looking

for the freedom and prosperity not available to them in their homelands. For

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kossi Noameshie, a native of Togo, West Africa, and a

corpsman with the Afghan National Civil Order Police 5th Brigade mentorteam, becoming an American citizen has meant serving the country hes

adopted by sharing his corpsman expertise in Afghanistan.(more)

By MC2 Matt Snodgrass, Regional Command Southwest

Marjah residents take stand against insurgents, rebuild community

MARJAH, Afghanistan Before Afghan and coalition forces began security

operations here last year, the insurgency cast an oppressive shadow over the

citys residents. Few local citizens stood up to the insurgents for fear of

kidnapping or death. Times were dark, but one family decided enough was

enough and stood up for what was right, knowing full well the risks.(more)

By Cpl. Jeff Drew, 2

nd

Marine Division

Healing the Bleeding Ulcer: A More Hopeful Prognosis in

Southern Helmand Province

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan When Gen. Stanley McChrystal applied

the label bleeding ulcer to a Helmand district in May of 2010, he

raised the international communitys awareness of the difficulties

involved in counterinsurgency operations in the province.(more)

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EID celebrated aboard Camp Leatherneck

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan Several hundred coalition

service members and local nationals gathered together in front of a

chapel aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, to participate

in Eid ul-Fitr, Aug. 30.(more)

By Cpl. Bryan Nygaard, Regional Command Southwest

3rd Recon B n. honors fallen brother

PATROL BASE ALCATRAZ, Afghanistan - Marines and sailors of 3rd

Reconnaissance Battalion, Regimental Combat Team 8, paused to remember

the life of Sgt. Daniel Gurr, Aug. 26 during a ceremony at Patrol Base

Alcatraz, Helmand province, Afghanistan. (more)

By Staff Sgt. Ryan Smith, Regimental Combat Team 8

Marines train Afghan soldiers to shoot RPGs

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan Eleven soldiers from the Afghan

National Armys 215th Corps learned to fire rocket propelled grenade

launchers aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Aug. 24.

(more) (video)(multimedia)

By Cpl. Bryan Nygaard, Regional Command Southwest

UK Sergeant Barry Weston killed in Afghanistan

It is with sadness that the Ministry of Defence must confirm that

Sergeant Barry John Weston, from Kilo Company, 42 Commando

Royal Marines, was killed in Afghanistan yesterday, Tuesday 30

August 2011.(more)

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ISAF Comman der visits British troops in Afghanistan

The Commander of NATO's International Security Assistance

Force (COMISAF), General John Allen, visited British troops

working in Task Force Helmand.(more)

A UK Defence Policy and Business news article

Operation Sing Sing: ANA, 3rd Recon make strides tow ard

governance in Upper Sangin Valley

MALOZAI, Afghanistan The small farming community of Malozai, just

north of Sangin, is quiet and peaceful. The sounds of the night feature

chirping of crickets and the bark of dogs as the Afghan National Army

soldiers and Marines of Company B, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion,

move quietly on patrol through the fields of corn and dirt paths cutting

through the community.(more)

B Staff S t. R an Smith, Re imental Combat Team 8

CCRS Marines break $10 0K in equipment repair savings

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan - Saving money is a priority for

everyone in current economic times and the 2nd Marine Logistics

Group (Forward) is following suit.(more)

By Sgt. Justin Shemanski, 2ndMarine Logistics Group

Barbells, Dumbbells, Kettlebells, Oh My!

GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan Across the

room from a Kevlar helmet and body armor, near an M-16 rifle and

night vision goggles, sits a jug of whey protein. Outside the doorless

entryway, resting against the wall, are a minesweeper and electronic

countermeasure gear entangled by a recently used jump rope. Sweat-

stained uniforms hang from corners of a well-used pull-up bar.(more)

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Huey crew chiefs receive award for efforts in Afghan skies

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan - Marine Light Attack Helicopter

Squadron 267 awarded 18 Marines with combat aircrew wings at

Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Aug. 26. The combat wings signify service

in a combat environment, compared to the basic wings all aircrew

receive when their initial training is complete. The crew chiefs of

HMLA-267 who received their combat aircrew wings have each flown

more than 170 combat mission hours with 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing

(Forward).(more)

B C l. Samantha H. Arrin ton, 2ndMarine Aircraft Win Forward

Afghan soldiers, US Marines help Helmand farmers w ith food

delivery

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan Just outside of Camp Leatherneck,

Helmand province, insurgents still occasionally emplace improvised

explosive devices into the sand and fields where local children play,

farmers tend flocks, and coalition and Afghan National Security Forces

conduct patrols.(more) (video)

By Cpl. Adam Leyendecker, Regional Command Southwest

Detroit native keeps smilin through deployment

COMBAT OUTPOST AZADI, Afghanistan The title of United

States Marine is earned, never given, but along with the title

comes sacrifice. Marines give up time with friends and family to

deploy to foreign lands in unselfish service to the nation.(more)

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