'Red Cloud Battalion' passes reigns during transfer of authority ceremony
July 31, 2010 — Signaling the end of their deployment in support of combat operations in Helmand Province, Combat Logistics Battalion 6 retired their organizational colors as Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), took charge during a transfer of authority ceremony here, July 31. The “Red Cloud Battalion” has spent the last seven MORE
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'Red Cloud Battalion' passes reigns during transfer of authority ceremony
July 31, 2010 — Signaling the end of their deployment in support of combat operations in Helmand Province, Combat Logistics Battalion 6 retired their organizational colors as Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), took charge during a transfer of authority ceremony here, July 31. The “Red Cloud Battalion” has spent the last seven MORE
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Logistics Marine recognized for valor in Afghanistan
July 30, 2010 — When duty calls, Cpl. Rory MacEachern fires back with precision, and for his efforts in support of International Security Assistance Force operations he was awarded for valor in a ceremony here, July 30.MacEachern, a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), was presented with the Navy and Marine MORE
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Logistics Marine recognized for valor in Afghanistan
July 30, 2010 — When duty calls, Cpl. Rory MacEachern fires back with precision, and for his efforts in support of International Security Assistance Force operations he was awarded for valor in a ceremony here, July 30.MacEachern, a military policeman with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), was presented with the Navy and Marine MORE
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Fallen EOD Marine ‘laid Down His Life for Others’
July 25, 2010 — A crowd of service members, civilians and friends gathered for a memorial service July 25 to honor the life and ultimate sacrifice of Gunnery Sgt. Christopher L. Eastman, 28, of Moose Pass, Alaska, who died July 18 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province. Eastman, an explosive ordnance disposal technician with 1st EOD Company, 7th MORE
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Tip of the spear: Marines graduate Corporals Course in Afghanistan
July 17, 2010 — Marines from 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) graduated a 3-week Corporals Course at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 17. As certificates were presented, the Marines lined up in rows waiting for their names to be called. At the front of the line was a small-framed female Marine; her name was called first.Cpl. Chelsey Young, a combat engineer MORE
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Moving toward the sound of the guns
July 15, 2010 — As a hail of gunfire overcame their convoy, a Marine and his teammate dismounted and pursued the enemy aggressors. At the site of his partner’s leg wound, he charged through the enemy’s machine gun fire, bringing the fight to them. Standing at attention, Warrant Officer John Hermann, platoon commander of 1st Explosive Ordinance Disposal platoon, MORE
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Alpha Co. trucks gear to Sangin-based 3/7 in preparation for turnover
July 13, 2010 — The Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, welcomed a resupply element from Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) to their hilltop compound here July 13.The combat logistics patrol numbering more than three dozen vehicles arrived with fuel and communications and computer equipment after nearly MORE
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Logistics element enables American forces to establish combat operations center
July 13, 2010 — The Marines of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, welcomed a resupply element from Alpha Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward) to their hilltop compound here July 13.The combat logistics patrol numbering more than three dozen vehicles arrived with fuel and communications and computer equipment after nearly MORE
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‘Nothing Else Matters:’ Security detail provides safe passage throughout battlespace for CLB-6 commander
July 7, 2010 — A small group of heavily equipped tactical vehicles speed along Route 1, the only strip of paved road in the region, bound for a turn-off point somewhere in the distance where they will carve their own path to their final destination. The turret gunners constantly scan the landscape as it is revealed before them at 40 miles per hour and the crackle MORE
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