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Brig. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow, Commanding General, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) speaks to members and guests of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion color casing ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 15."As you built village stability platforms throughout the battle space, as you realigned our bases out there, and expanded places like [Combat Outpost] Ertoba and helped to [demilitarize] places like [Forward Operating Base] Edinburgh, those are the missions that characterized this battalion," said Brig. Gen. Broadmeadow. - Brig. Gen. John J. Broadmeadow, Commanding General, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) speaks to members and guests of the 8th Engineer Support Battalion color casing ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Aug. 15."As you built village stability platforms throughout the battle space, as you realigned our bases out there, and expanded places like [Combat Outpost] Ertoba and helped to [demilitarize] places like [Forward Operating Base] Edinburgh, those are the missions that characterized this battalion," said Brig. Gen. Broadmeadow.

8th Engineer Support Battalion cases colors in Afghanistan, heads home to prepare for next mission

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan – Marines and sailors with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) stood proudly during a casing of the colors ceremony, marking the end of a successful tour in Afghanistan.Lt. Col. Ferdinand Llantero, 8th ESB Commanding Officer and Sgt. Maj. John Bankus, Battalion Sergeant Major, cased the

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Personal Security Detachment allows commanding general to travel throughout Helmand Province, meet with Marines in remote areas

HELMAND PROVINCE, Afghanistan – A great leader makes for a great team, but when that team is comprised of thousands of Marines and sailors spread out at dozens of different locations, a leader must have an understanding of how each area affects his team members.The Personal Security Detachment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, is a specific group tasked

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