From the Battalion CommanderCLB 8 Team, Another month has passed by quickly and we are now nearly halfway through the deployment. Tempting as it might be for th em to slow down, your Marines and Sailors have been charging ahead as usual. After a brief respite at Camp Leather- neck to take care of administrativ e matters –as well as to get some much needed rest, Ma- rines and Sailors from Engineer Company have resumed work on different patrol bases and combat outposts in the Area of Operations (AO), laboring diligently to provide protection for our infan try brethren. Additionally, En- gineer Company refuelers maintain a high operational tempo as they continue to fuel operations throughout the AO. The Marines and Sailors of Transporta- tion Support (TS) Company continue to log miles as they provide n eeded support to infantry uni ts throughout the AO. The platoons of TS Com- pany have collectively logged over 18,000 miles just over the past month –to include a high- visibility escort mission from Kabul, escorting a new Afghan National Army ( ANA) logistics unit. In Support Company, Marines of the Maintenance section have the daunting task of working around the clock each and every day in order to ensure that the vehicles needed to conduct combat logistics patrols (CLPs) are miss ion capable. They have performed admirably despite a high opera- tional tempo. Additionally, Support Company’s Landing Support Platoon opened up yet anotherairfield, bringing their total number of airfields to six, which will signifi- cantly aid the moveme nt of personnel through out the AO. Not to be out- done, Security Platoon and the recently-added Motor-T platoon have per- formed critical recovery missions as well as fuel escort missions throughout the AO. The Embedded Partnering Team (EPT) has provided even more classes for our ANA counterparts and over the past month have completed three more joint mis- sions. They recently hel d a graduation c eremony for the ir ANA students, demon strating the success they have achieved in providing instruction and mentorship for ANA soldiers. Headquarters and Services Company has done an excellent job maintaining the compound and providing internal support to our Marines and Sailors out on the road and stationed around the AO, as well as the Marines and Sai lors who remain here at Camp Leatherneck. They con- tinue to make the CLB 8 compound and lot cleaner and better organized to aid in our efforts as an organization to operate more efficiently. It is only by working together as a team that we are able to achieve mission accomplish- ment. You–the family members and friends of CLB 8 –are a crucia l part of the team. Without your unwavering support from the home front, our Marines and Sailors wouldn’t be able to maintain thei r focus on the mission. Thanks for all that you do and please con tinue to show yoursupport for your Marines and Sailors! As always, our thoughts and prayers are with our family and friends back in the United States, and I ask that you keep the Marines and Sailors of CLB 8 in yours. Semper Fidelis, LtCol Michel McWilliams A CLB 8 Marine provides security during a recent convoy in Helmand Prov- ince, Afghanistan . MARINE & FAMILY SEVICES LINKS 451-1299 CREDO 450-1668 New Parent Sup- port-449-9501 Children Youth & Teen —449-9552 Counseling Ser- vices —451-2864 FRO 450-6301 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: CLB 8 CO 1 CLB 8 SgtMaj 2 Chaplain 2 Headquarters 3 Support 3 TS 4 Engineer 4 EPT 5 Family Readiness 8 U S M C Combat Logistics Battalion 8 The Club 8 ChronicleApril 2011 Issue 5 An Afghan National Army soldierproudly shows his graduation certifi- cate after completing courses taught by the CLB 8 EPT at FOB Delaram, Afghanistan. Story inside!
