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Lieutenant Col. Seth Yost, right, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, and 1st Sgt. Jordan Freeland, center, Charley Company first sergeant, case the battalion’s battle colors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Tactical Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2014. The ceremony signified the battalion’s transfer of authority of the base and their area of responsibility to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, a U.S. Army command based out of Fort Hood, Texas. The ceremony also meant the end of combat operations for 7th Marines – a regiment which has been actively supporting Operation Enduring Freedom for several years.

Lieutenant Col. Seth Yost, right, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, and 1st Sgt. Jordan Freeland, center, Charley Company first sergeant, case the battalion’s battle colors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Tactical Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2014. The ceremony signified the battalion’s transfer of authority of the base and their area of responsibility to 3rd Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, a U.S. Army command based out of Fort Hood, Texas. The ceremony also meant the end of combat operations for 7th Marines – a regiment which has been actively supporting Operation Enduring Freedom for several years.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

U.S. Marines assigned to Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment transfer authority of Tactical Base (TB) Dwyer to U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 3d Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment, Task Force (TF) Thunder, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2014. TF Thunder's responsibilities include the final stages of colsing TB Dwyer.
(Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal, Marine Expeditionary Brigade Afghanistan/ Not Reviewed)

U.S. Marines assigned to Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment transfer authority of Tactical Base (TB) Dwyer to U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 3d Squadron, 3d Cavalry Regiment, Task Force (TF) Thunder, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2014. TF Thunder's responsibilities include the final stages of colsing TB Dwyer. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Darien J. Bjorndal, Marine Expeditionary Brigade Afghanistan/ Not Reviewed)

Photo by Cpl. Darien Bjorndal

Lieutenant Col. Seth Yost, right, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, speaks during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Tactical Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2014. “It’s been a memorable deployment for 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. It’s been inspiring to have been here as we help to write the final chapter of the Marine Corps’ presence in Helmand province,” Yost said.

Lieutenant Col. Seth Yost, right, commanding officer, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, speaks during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Tactical Base Dwyer, Afghanistan, Oct. 1, 2014. “It’s been a memorable deployment for 1st Battalion, 7th Marines. It’s been inspiring to have been here as we help to write the final chapter of the Marine Corps’ presence in Helmand province,” Yost said.

Photo by Cpl. Darien Bjorndal

Sergeant Dominic Sharpsteensurina, a native of Apple Valley, California, and an assault section leader with Weapons Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects an information card aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. During his current deployment in Afghanistan, Sharpsteensurina was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is glad to be able to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom with his fellow infantrymen and become someone they can look up to. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas/ Released)

Sergeant Dominic Sharpsteensurina, a native of Apple Valley, California, and an assault section leader with Weapons Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects an information card aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. During his current deployment in Afghanistan, Sharpsteensurina was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is glad to be able to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom with his fellow infantrymen and become someone they can look up to. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Cody Haas

Sergeant Dominic Sharpsteensurina, a native of Apple Valley, California, and an assault section leader with Weapons Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects his radio aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. During his current deployment in Afghanistan, Sharpsteensurina was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is glad to be able to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom with his fellow infantrymen and become someone they can look up to. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas/ Released)

Sergeant Dominic Sharpsteensurina, a native of Apple Valley, California, and an assault section leader with Weapons Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects his radio aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. During his current deployment in Afghanistan, Sharpsteensurina was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is glad to be able to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom with his fellow infantrymen and become someone they can look up to. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Cody Haas

Sergeant Dominic Sharpsteensurina, a native of Apple Valley, California, and an assault section leader with Weapons Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects his PVS-14 night vision system aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. During his current deployment in Afghanistan, Sharpsteensurina was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is glad to be able to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom with his fellow infantrymen and become someone they can look up to. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas/ Released)

Sergeant Dominic Sharpsteensurina, a native of Apple Valley, California, and an assault section leader with Weapons Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects his PVS-14 night vision system aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. During his current deployment in Afghanistan, Sharpsteensurina was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is glad to be able to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom with his fellow infantrymen and become someone they can look up to. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Cody Haas

Sergeant Dominic Sharpsteensurina, right, a native of Apple Valley, California, and an assault section leader with Weapons Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects another Marine’s gear aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. During his current deployment in Afghanistan, Sharpsteensurina was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is glad to be able to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom with his fellow infantrymen and become someone they can look up to. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas/ Released)

Sergeant Dominic Sharpsteensurina, right, a native of Apple Valley, California, and an assault section leader with Weapons Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects another Marine’s gear aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. During his current deployment in Afghanistan, Sharpsteensurina was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is glad to be able to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom with his fellow infantrymen and become someone they can look up to. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Cody Haas

Sergeant Dominic Sharpsteensurina, right, a native of Apple Valley, California, and an assault section leader with Weapons Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects Lance Cpl. Jordan Pettid, a squad leader with Weapons Plt., aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. During his current deployment in Afghanistan, Sharpsteensurina was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is glad to be able to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom with his fellow infantrymen and become someone they can look up to. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas/ Released)

Sergeant Dominic Sharpsteensurina, right, a native of Apple Valley, California, and an assault section leader with Weapons Platoon, Charley Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, inspects Lance Cpl. Jordan Pettid, a squad leader with Weapons Plt., aboard Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2014. During his current deployment in Afghanistan, Sharpsteensurina was meritoriously promoted to the rank of sergeant. He is glad to be able to take part in Operation Enduring Freedom with his fellow infantrymen and become someone they can look up to. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Cody Haas/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Cody Haas

Marines, sailors and coalition partners with Regional Command (Southwest) salute while the American flag is raised at the RC(SW) headquarters during a 9/11 memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2014. “For Americans, 9/11 evokes a very special meaning. It’s a memory of the world as we knew it on that day changing forever. Today’s simple but solemn ceremony is a tribute to those innocent young men, women and children who were killed by a cowardly and heartless act of terror,” said Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, RC(SW) and Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan.

Marines, sailors and coalition partners with Regional Command (Southwest) salute while the American flag is raised at the RC(SW) headquarters during a 9/11 memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2014. “For Americans, 9/11 evokes a very special meaning. It’s a memory of the world as we knew it on that day changing forever. Today’s simple but solemn ceremony is a tribute to those innocent young men, women and children who were killed by a cowardly and heartless act of terror,” said Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, RC(SW) and Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

Marines, sailors and coalition partners with Regional Command (Southwest) bow their heads during a moment of silence at the 9/11 memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2014. “That moment of silence gave us an opportunity to reflect and reminds us of why we are here today in Afghanistan in Helmand province. All of you could have chosen an easier path, but you chose not to. You chose a life of service, of sacrifice, of hardship and challenges,” said Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, RC(SW) and Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan.

Marines, sailors and coalition partners with Regional Command (Southwest) bow their heads during a moment of silence at the 9/11 memorial ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2014. “That moment of silence gave us an opportunity to reflect and reminds us of why we are here today in Afghanistan in Helmand province. All of you could have chosen an easier path, but you chose not to. You chose a life of service, of sacrifice, of hardship and challenges,” said Brig. Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commander, RC(SW) and Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

The American flag waves while flying at half-staff following the 9/11 ceremony held aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2014. The ceremony was attended by hundreds of Marines, sailors and coalition partners to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

The American flag waves while flying at half-staff following the 9/11 ceremony held aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 11, 2014. The ceremony was attended by hundreds of Marines, sailors and coalition partners to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commanding general of Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, speaks during the 9/11 ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Sep 11, 2014. The ceremony was held to commemorate the terrorist acts that occurred on September 11, 2001. (Official U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dustin D. March/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commanding general of Marine Expeditionary Brigade-Afghanistan, speaks during the 9/11 ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Sep 11, 2014. The ceremony was held to commemorate the terrorist acts that occurred on September 11, 2001. (Official U. S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Dustin D. March/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Dustin D. March

General James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 1 aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. Gen. Amos and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal Barrett, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visited Marines and sailors serving with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan in Helmand province for the final time, thanking them for their service and sacrifice.

General James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks to Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 1 aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. Gen. Amos and Sgt. Maj. of the Marine Corps Micheal Barrett, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, visited Marines and sailors serving with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan in Helmand province for the final time, thanking them for their service and sacrifice.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

Corporal William Gelroth, left, a radio repair technician with Intermediate Maintenance Activity Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, is administered his oath of enlistment by Gen. James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, following his meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. Gen. Amos meritoriously promoted Gelroth, a native of Louviers, Colo., to the rank of corporal during his final visit to Helmand province.

Corporal William Gelroth, left, a radio repair technician with Intermediate Maintenance Activity Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, is administered his oath of enlistment by Gen. James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, following his meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. Gen. Amos meritoriously promoted Gelroth, a native of Louviers, Colo., to the rank of corporal during his final visit to Helmand province.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

General James F. Amos, left, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speak to Marines and sailors of Redeployment and Retrograde in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. Gen. Amos and Sgt. Maj. Barrett visited Marines and sailors serving with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan in Helmand province for the final time, thanking them for their service and sacrifice.

General James F. Amos, left, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speak to Marines and sailors of Redeployment and Retrograde in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. Gen. Amos and Sgt. Maj. Barrett visited Marines and sailors serving with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan in Helmand province for the final time, thanking them for their service and sacrifice.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

Sergeant Maj. Micheal Barrett, right, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, reads the meritorious promotion warrant of Lance Cpl. Miguel Mercedes, an ammunition technician specialist with Redeployment and Retrograde in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group, during his meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. General James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, meritoriously promoted Mercedes, a native of Bronx, New York, to the rank of corporal during his final visit to Helmand province.

Sergeant Maj. Micheal Barrett, right, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, reads the meritorious promotion warrant of Lance Cpl. Miguel Mercedes, an ammunition technician specialist with Redeployment and Retrograde in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group, during his meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. General James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, meritoriously promoted Mercedes, a native of Bronx, New York, to the rank of corporal during his final visit to Helmand province.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

General James F. Amos, left, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, right, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, pin corporal chevrons on Cpl. Miguel Mercedes, an ammunition technician specialist with Redeployment and Retrograde in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group, during his meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. General Amos meritoriously promoted Mercedes, a native of Bronx, New York, to the rank of corporal during his final visit to Helmand province.

General James F. Amos, left, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, right, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, pin corporal chevrons on Cpl. Miguel Mercedes, an ammunition technician specialist with Redeployment and Retrograde in support of Reset and Reconstitution Operations Group, during his meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. General Amos meritoriously promoted Mercedes, a native of Bronx, New York, to the rank of corporal during his final visit to Helmand province.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

General James F. Amos, left, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speak to Marines and sailors of Marine Aircraft Group - Afghanistan aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. Gen. Amos and Sgt. Maj. Barrett visited Marines and sailors serving with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan in Helmand province for the final time, thanking them for their service and sacrifice.

General James F. Amos, left, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, and Sgt. Maj. Micheal Barrett, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, speak to Marines and sailors of Marine Aircraft Group - Afghanistan aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. Gen. Amos and Sgt. Maj. Barrett visited Marines and sailors serving with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan in Helmand province for the final time, thanking them for their service and sacrifice.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

Sergeant Maj. Micheal Barrett, right, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, reads the meritorious promotion warrant of Lance Cpl. Matthew Padilla, an airframe mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 70, Marine Aircraft Group - Afghanistan, during his meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. General James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, meritoriously promoted Padilla, a native of Littleton, Colo., to the rank of corporal during his final visit to Helmand province.

Sergeant Maj. Micheal Barrett, right, the 17th Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, reads the meritorious promotion warrant of Lance Cpl. Matthew Padilla, an airframe mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 70, Marine Aircraft Group - Afghanistan, during his meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. General James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, meritoriously promoted Padilla, a native of Littleton, Colo., to the rank of corporal during his final visit to Helmand province.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

Corporal Matthew Padilla, an airframe mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 70, Marine Aircraft Group - Afghanistan, is administered his oath of enlistment by Gen. James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, following his meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. Gen. Amos meritoriously promoted Padilla, a native of Littleton, Colo., to the rank of corporal during his final visit to Helmand province.

Corporal Matthew Padilla, an airframe mechanic with Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 70, Marine Aircraft Group - Afghanistan, is administered his oath of enlistment by Gen. James F. Amos, the 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, following his meritorious promotion ceremony aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2014. Gen. Amos meritoriously promoted Padilla, a native of Littleton, Colo., to the rank of corporal during his final visit to Helmand province.

Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson

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