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English: Lt. Cols. Sean Riordan and Matthew Reid enjoy local cuisine with local Afghanistan National Police and Afghanistan National Army leaders during a traditional end-of-deployment dinner, May 3. Riordan, native of Mount Clair, Va., is the battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Reid, a native of Malone, N.Y., is the battalion commader of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. The battalion leaders of 2/1 and 1/3 attended the dinner to say farewell and hello to the local leaders of the ANP and ANA. The dinner is a traditional part of transitioning a new unit in to Garmsir District. Based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, 1/3 will take authority of Garmsir after 2/1 heads home to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., in May. The 1/3 “Lava Dogs” will support Regimental Combat Team 1, the Marine ground combat element in Southern Helmand province. The mission of the RCT is to partner with Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations to secure the Afghan people, defeat insurgent forces, and enable Afghanistan to assume security responsibilities in the region. Ultimately, the partnered forces promote the expansion of stability, development and legitimate governance. |
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Short title | 110503-M-ED643-002 |
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Author | Regimental Combat Team 1, Cpl. Colby Brown |
Headline | Lava Dogs, Professionals say "Hello, Goodbye" in Helmand |
Image title | GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan —Lt. Cols. Sean Riordan and Matthew Reid enjoy local cuisine with local Afghanistan National Police and Afghanistan National Army leaders during a traditional end-of-deployment dinner, May 3. Riordan, native of Mount Clair, Va., is the battalion commander of 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. Reid, a native of Malone, N.Y., is the battalion commader of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment. The battalion leaders of 2/1 and 1/3 attended the dinner to say farewell and hello to the local leaders of the ANP and ANA. The dinner is a traditional part of transitioning a new unit in to Garmsir District. Based out of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, 1/3 will take authority of Garmsir after 2/1 heads home to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., in May. The 1/3 “Lava Dogs” will support Regimental Combat Team 1, the Marine ground combat element in Southern Helmand province. The mission of the RCT is to partner with Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations to secure the Afghan people, defeat insurgent forces, and enable Afghanistan to assume security responsibilities in the region. Ultimately, the partnered forces promote the expansion of stability, development and legitimate governance. |
City shown | GARMSIR DISTRICT, Helmand Province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan |
Credit/Provider | U.S. Marines |
Source | Digital |
Copyright holder | Public Domain |
JPEG file comment | CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), default quality |
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Code for country shown | AF |
Country shown | AF |
Special instructions | Released
Sgt. Jesse Stence 1st Marine Division jesse.stence@afg.usmc.mil via DVIDS |
Original transmission location code | U.S. Marines |