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Lt. Col. Christopher Downs, commander of 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group (Forward), 40, from Catskill, N.Y., addresses attendees during a transfer of authority ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Nov. 25. The Marines of 8th ESB, 1st MLG (FWD), assumed authority from the Okinawa-based 9th Engineer Support Battalion, officially marking the start of their 7-month deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.