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June 5, 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 StoryCoalition Forces Observe Memorial Day Aboard

Camp Leatherneck

Coalition forces aboard Camp Leatherneck gathered together to

honor those who have given the last full measure of devotion during

a Memorial Day ceremony, May 30. The ceremony included a

reading of the Gettysburg Address, and the singing of God Bless theUSA and Amazing Grace. Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, the

commanding general of Regional Command Southwest, spoke about

not letting what has been accomplished in Afghanistan be

forgotten(Read Story)Story by Lance Cpl. Bryan Nygaard, RC(SW)

Patraeus Notes Success in SouthernHelmand

Gen. David Petraeus, the commanding general of

International Security Assistance Force, toured Camp

Dwyer on Memorial Day (Read Story)

Story by Sgt. Jesse Stence, Regimental Combat Team 1

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Louisiana Marine Survives IED Blast, Continues to

Fight

I thought it was just another day on the 45-minute drive to get to the

location. My teammate and I were coming up with a plan of attack, said

Winnfield, La., native Staff Sgt. Tony Palomo. I never thought Id be theone to set off the (improvised explosive device). The Explosive OrdnanceDisposal technician (Read Story)

Story by Cpl. Marco Mancha, 2nd

MarDiv (Fwd.)

Coalition Recovery Swift to SuccessIn a combined effort, coalition forces conducted a

ground recovery of a F-2000 Mirage aircraft May 27.

U.S., French and Italian forces conducted an 81-mile

combat logistics patrol from Regional Command

Southwest to retrieve the French jet(Read Story)

Story by Staff Sgt. Theresa Seng, 2nd

MLG (Fwd.)

Marine Corps Hornets, Harriers

Team Up For Tandem Operations in

Afghanistan

There was a different sort of roar across the

southwestern Afghan skies, May 21. For the past

year, Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornets reigned over the

airspace(Read Story)

Story by Pfc. Sean Dennison, 2nd

MAW (Fwd.)

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Rocky Top Marine Gets Out of

Driver's Seat

Each Marine in the Marine Corps is assigned a

specific job and performs tasks to assist the unit in

accomplishing its mission (Read Story)

Story by Sgt. Earnest J. Barnes, 2nd

MarDiv (Fwd.)

Half-a-Decade in Helmand

This year marks the fifth anniversary of when nearly

3,500 British troops deployed to Helmand province.This was stage three of NATO's plan to bring security

to Afghanistan by expanding ISAF's influence into the

south of the country. This meant that ISAF influence

into the south of the country. The move meant that

ISAF subsumed... (Read Story)

Story courtesy of Task Force Helmand

33rd Georgian Battalion Patrols

Afghan Villages

A brief view of the 33rd Georgian Light Infantry

Battalion performing operations under the command

of Regimental Combat Team 8, in Shukvani,Afghanistan (Watch Video)

Story by Lance Cpl. Clayton Vonderahe, Regimental Combat

Team 8

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Radio Battalion Helps ANGLICO

Intercept Insurgents

Marines see a man walking, he does not see them.

He hunches down and starts to dig. The Marines

believe he is planting an improvised explosive

device, but they do not know for sure. There is

nothing that identifies him (Read Story)

Story by Lance Cpl. Bryan Nygaard, RC(SW)

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