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Regimental Combat Team 7 concludes historic deployment in Helmand province

Last year, Now Zad was a ghost town. Helicopters and vehicle convoys purposely avoided the Taliban safe haven of Marjah. Nobody ventured as far south into Helmand province’s village of Safaar.That changed once Regimental Combat Team 7 arrived.After a full year of conducting counterinsurgency operations in support of the Afghan government and Afghan

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Col. David Furness, the Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding officer, casually converses with guests at RCT 1 and 7’s Relief-in-Place, Transfer-of-Authority ceremony, Sept. 28. During the past year, RCT-7 has helped Afghanistan National Security forces wrest control of central Helmand province away from the Taliban. - Col. David Furness, the Regimental Combat Team 1 commanding officer, casually converses with guests at RCT 1 and 7’s Relief-in-Place, Transfer-of-Authority ceremony, Sept. 28. During the past year, RCT-7 has helped Afghanistan National Security forces wrest control of central Helmand province away from the Taliban.

Regimental Combat Team 7 clears way for RCT-1

Where there was once only sand, gravel and a film of dust in the desert air, the Regimental Combat Team 7 commanding officer spoke about a brighter future for Afghanistan. Speaking here, outside the Command Operations Center that didn’t exist a year ago, Col. Randall Newman recounted his team’s success in central Helmand province. He praised his

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A strong breeze blows through a rifle memorial display for Petty Officer 3rd class James M. Swink II a hospital corpsman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, Aug 31, during a memorial service aboard Command Observation Post Riley, Marjah. Swink gave the ultimate sacrifice Aug 27, during combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. - A strong breeze blows through a rifle memorial display for Petty Officer 3rd class James M. Swink II a hospital corpsman with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, Aug 31, during a memorial service aboard Command Observation Post Riley, Marjah. Swink gave the ultimate sacrifice Aug 27, during combat operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

2/9 honors fallen comrade

Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, gathered to remember Petty Officer 3rd Class James M. Swink II during a memorial service at Combat Outpost Reilly, Marjah, Afghanistan, Aug. 31. Swink, a hospital corpsman with Golf Company, 2/9, was killed Aug. 27 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province.Lt. Col. James

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