thedrifter
02-25-04, 11:00 AM
February 24, 2004
Unit will deploy to Afghanistan
By C. Mark Brinkley
Times staff writer
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - About 250 Marines from 6th Marine Regiment’s command element here are deploying to Afghanistan to provide command and control for U.S. and coalition units supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, base officials announced.
“We anticipate our Marines and sailors to deploy throughout the week,” said Capt. Teresa Ovalle, a Camp Lejeune spokeswoman, said Feb. 24. “They don’t have set dates or times yet.”
Base officials said the deployment would likely be a six-month rotation. The identity of the unit being replaced was not immediately available.
The group will provide oversight for many units and agencies, including Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, which deployed to Afghanistan from Camp Lejeune late last year.
“We will provide command and control for a number of coalition infantry units and Provincial Reconstruction Teams,” Ovalle said. “Provincial Reconstruction Teams focus on identifying and supporting the various needs of villages and communities. This support can come in the form of medical or construction projects in outlying areas of Afghanistan.”
C. Mark Brinkley is the Jacksonville, N.C., bureau chief for Marine Corps Times. He can be reached at (910) 455-8354.
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story.php?f=0-292925-2672593.php
Sempers,
Roger
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Unit will deploy to Afghanistan
By C. Mark Brinkley
Times staff writer
CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - About 250 Marines from 6th Marine Regiment’s command element here are deploying to Afghanistan to provide command and control for U.S. and coalition units supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, base officials announced.
“We anticipate our Marines and sailors to deploy throughout the week,” said Capt. Teresa Ovalle, a Camp Lejeune spokeswoman, said Feb. 24. “They don’t have set dates or times yet.”
Base officials said the deployment would likely be a six-month rotation. The identity of the unit being replaced was not immediately available.
The group will provide oversight for many units and agencies, including Marines from 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, which deployed to Afghanistan from Camp Lejeune late last year.
“We will provide command and control for a number of coalition infantry units and Provincial Reconstruction Teams,” Ovalle said. “Provincial Reconstruction Teams focus on identifying and supporting the various needs of villages and communities. This support can come in the form of medical or construction projects in outlying areas of Afghanistan.”
C. Mark Brinkley is the Jacksonville, N.C., bureau chief for Marine Corps Times. He can be reached at (910) 455-8354.
http://www.marinecorpstimes.com/story.php?f=0-292925-2672593.php
Sempers,
Roger
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