Regional Command Southwest
Hometown: Leatherneck/Bastion, , AF
Current Personnel:
Cpl. Ammon Carter
Lance Cpl. Cesar Contreras
Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Dimmer
Lance Cpl. Catie Edwards
Cpl. Mark Garcia
Sgt. Nicholas Gillen
Cpl. Meghan Gonzales
Cpl. Meghan Gonzales
Staff Sgt. Raul Gonzalez
Cpl. Andrew Good
Sgt. John Jackson
Cpl. John Kennicutt
Cpl. Marcus Kuiper
2nd Lt. Philip Kulczewski
Cpl. Timothy Lenzo
Sgt. James Mercure
Cpl. Gregory Moore
Lt. Col. Martin Morris
Lance Cpl. Cesar Contreras
Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Dimmer
Lance Cpl. Catie Edwards
Cpl. Mark Garcia
Sgt. Nicholas Gillen
Cpl. Meghan Gonzales
Cpl. Meghan Gonzales
Staff Sgt. Raul Gonzalez
Cpl. Andrew Good
Sgt. John Jackson
Cpl. John Kennicutt
Cpl. Marcus Kuiper
2nd Lt. Philip Kulczewski
Cpl. Timothy Lenzo
Sgt. James Mercure
Cpl. Gregory Moore
Lt. Col. Martin Morris
Lance Cpl. Jason Morrison
Cpl. Samuel Nieves
OR-4 Paul Oldfield
Lance Cpl. Ismael Ortega
Sgt. Keonaona Paulo
Lance Cpl. Joseph Peterson
Sgt. Logan Pierce
Lance Cpl. Alexander Quiles
Lance Cpl. Robert Reeves
OR-4 Vivienne Rodrigues
Lance Cpl. Joshua Rudy
Sgt. Christopher Rye
Lance Cpl. Sean Searfus
Regional Command Southwest Team
Lt. Col. Stewart Upton
Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore
Cpl. Anthony Ward Jr
Cpl. Michael Warren
Cpl. Samuel Nieves
OR-4 Paul Oldfield
Lance Cpl. Ismael Ortega
Sgt. Keonaona Paulo
Lance Cpl. Joseph Peterson
Sgt. Logan Pierce
Lance Cpl. Alexander Quiles
Lance Cpl. Robert Reeves
OR-4 Vivienne Rodrigues
Lance Cpl. Joshua Rudy
Sgt. Christopher Rye
Lance Cpl. Sean Searfus
Regional Command Southwest Team
Lt. Col. Stewart Upton
Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore
Cpl. Anthony Ward Jr
Cpl. Michael Warren
Featured Video
Secretary of the Navy visits Marines, sailors in Helmand province
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines at Forward Operating Base Geronimo in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 28. Soundbites by Secretary Mabus. Also available in high definition
Video by Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.28.2012
Recent Photos
(7696 votes; 3.02)
Combat logistics patrol supports mission, supplies Marines
Corporal Travis Martin, wrecker operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, secures chains to lift a trailer off a truck bed, Oct. 24, 2012....
Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
Corporal Travis Martin, wrecker operator, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, secures chains to lift a trailer off a truck bed, Oct. 24, 2012....
Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
No ordinary Tetris game, loadmaster supplies servicemembers
Corporal Armanda Muniz, loadmaster, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, supervises Marines unloading materials from a combat logistics patrol,...
Courtesy Photo | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
Corporal Armanda Muniz, loadmaster, Combat Logistics Battalion 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, supervises Marines unloading materials from a combat logistics patrol,...
Courtesy Photo | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
MWSS-373 Improves Security at Camp Bastion
A U.S. Marine combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), drives a tractor,...
Photo by Sgt. Keonaona Paulo | RC-SW | 10.30.2012
A U.S. Marine combat engineer with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 373, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward), drives a tractor,...
Photo by Sgt. Keonaona Paulo | RC-SW | 10.30.2012
Deployed runners push bodies, complete marathon overseas
Lance Cpl. Julio Tapia (second from left), and Lance Cpl. Chad Quintana (fourth from right) and more than 250 coalition servicemembers, civilian contractors and one...
Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.29.2012
Lance Cpl. Julio Tapia (second from left), and Lance Cpl. Chad Quintana (fourth from right) and more than 250 coalition servicemembers, civilian contractors and one...
Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.29.2012
Marathon means more than a race, honors fallen heroes
Corporal Jesse Swayze, patrol supervisor, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest) (left), and Cpl. Erin Castle, topographic analyst, 1st Intel...
Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.29.2012
Corporal Jesse Swayze, patrol supervisor, 1st Law Enforcement Battalion, Regional Command (Southwest) (left), and Cpl. Erin Castle, topographic analyst, 1st Intel...
Photo by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.29.2012
Morristown Marine transitions from protecting president...
Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, is currently deployed to Now Zad, Afghanistan. Clark has served with...
Photo by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 10.29.2012
Corporal Austen Clark, 2nd squad leader, 1st Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, is currently deployed to Now Zad, Afghanistan. Clark has served with...
Photo by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 10.29.2012
Recent Video
(906 votes; 2.90)
Secretary of the Navy visits Marines, sailors in Helmand...
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines at Forward Operating Base Geronimo in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct....
Video by Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.28.2012
Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited Marines and sailors of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines at Forward Operating Base Geronimo in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct....
Video by Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.28.2012
RCT-6 Transfers Authority in Helmand (Without Titles)
Regimental Combat Team 6 transferred authority to Regimental Combat Team 7 during a ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, October 25. Soundbites from Col. John...
Video by Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.25.2012
Regimental Combat Team 6 transferred authority to Regimental Combat Team 7 during a ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, October 25. Soundbites from Col. John...
Video by Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.25.2012
RCT-6 Transfers Authority in Helmand
Regimental Combat Team 6 transferred authority to Regimental Combat Team 7 during a ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, October 25. Soundbites from Col. John...
Video by Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.25.2012
Regimental Combat Team 6 transferred authority to Regimental Combat Team 7 during a ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, October 25. Soundbites from Col. John...
Video by Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.25.2012
HMLA-469 AIF
U.S. Marines with the air interdiction force (AIF) assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing...
Video by Cpl. Gregory Moore | RC-SW | 10.24.2012
U.S. Marines with the air interdiction force (AIF) assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 469, Marine Aircraft Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing...
Video by Cpl. Gregory Moore | RC-SW | 10.24.2012
Col. John Shafer
Marine Corps Col. John Shafer, commander of Regimental Combat Team 6, talks to a Pentagon Channel reporter about operations in Afghanistan.
Courtesy Video | RC-SW | 10.23.2012
Marine Corps Col. John Shafer, commander of Regimental Combat Team 6, talks to a Pentagon Channel reporter about operations in Afghanistan.
Courtesy Video | RC-SW | 10.23.2012
Estonia's Commander of Defense Forces conducts phone...
Estonia's Commander of Defense Forces, Brigadier Riho Terras, conducts a phone interview with an Estonian media outlet. Also available in high definition
Video by Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.21.2012
Estonia's Commander of Defense Forces, Brigadier Riho Terras, conducts a phone interview with an Estonian media outlet. Also available in high definition
Video by Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.21.2012
Recent News Stories
(650 votes; 3.03)
Enid machine gunner makes most of Afghan deployment
NOW ZAD, Afghanistan – After three years at Oklahoma State University, it came time for the Enid, Okla., native, to make a decision on his major. Realizing it...
Story by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 11.02.2012
NOW ZAD, Afghanistan – After three years at Oklahoma State University, it came time for the Enid, Okla., native, to make a decision on his major. Realizing it...
Story by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 11.02.2012
No ordinary Tetris game, loadmaster supplies servicemembers
More than 20 vehicles of varying shapes and sizes kick up dust and sand as a combat logistics patrol drives through Afghanistan. Corporal Armando Muniz, loadmaster,...
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
More than 20 vehicles of varying shapes and sizes kick up dust and sand as a combat logistics patrol drives through Afghanistan. Corporal Armando Muniz, loadmaster,...
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
Tanks disrupt enemy activity in known insurgent hotbed
During a time when insurgents typically bed down for the winter, Marines and coalition forces engaged multiple enemy forces during Operation Helmand Viper, Oct. 19...
Story by Cpl. Mark Garcia | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
During a time when insurgents typically bed down for the winter, Marines and coalition forces engaged multiple enemy forces during Operation Helmand Viper, Oct. 19...
Story by Cpl. Mark Garcia | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
Morristown Marine transitions from protecting president...
Joining the Marine Corps was an easy decision for one Morristown, Ind., native, especially with a guaranteed job to protect the president.
Story by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
Joining the Marine Corps was an easy decision for one Morristown, Ind., native, especially with a guaranteed job to protect the president.
Story by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
Combat logistics patrol supports mission, supplies Marines
The Marines and sailors supplying the infantry and other coalition forces have a job with long hours, late nights and early mornings. Recently, a combat logistics...
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
The Marines and sailors supplying the infantry and other coalition forces have a job with long hours, late nights and early mornings. Recently, a combat logistics...
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.31.2012
Marathon means more than a race, honors fallen heroes
A marathon tests runners’ physical and mental toughness. The 26.2 miles push even the most resolved individuals’ focus when faced with the daunting task.
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.29.2012
A marathon tests runners’ physical and mental toughness. The 26.2 miles push even the most resolved individuals’ focus when faced with the daunting task.
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | RC-SW | 10.29.2012
Recent Audio
(46 votes; 3.04)
Regional Command Southwest Soldier
A Regional Command Southwest Soldier speaks with an Astonia News reporter about serving in the military.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 10.21.2012
A Regional Command Southwest Soldier speaks with an Astonia News reporter about serving in the military.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 10.21.2012
Petty Officer 2nd Class (HM2) Trenton Belin
Petty Officer 2nd Class (HM2) Trenton Belin, from Bainbridge, Ga., talks to a WTUF-FM/WPAX-AM reporter about his duties as a Navy hospital corpsman providing medical...
Audio by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 08.08.2012
Petty Officer 2nd Class (HM2) Trenton Belin, from Bainbridge, Ga., talks to a WTUF-FM/WPAX-AM reporter about his duties as a Navy hospital corpsman providing medical...
Audio by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 08.08.2012
Petty Officer Shatavia Howell
Petty Officer Shatavia Howell, Stone Mountain, Ga., talks to a WABE-FM reporter about her job as a personnel specialist, growing up in Georgia, being passionate,...
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 08.01.2012
Petty Officer Shatavia Howell, Stone Mountain, Ga., talks to a WABE-FM reporter about her job as a personnel specialist, growing up in Georgia, being passionate,...
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 08.01.2012
Col. Hooks
Talks with Seapower Magazine about the plan of action for his command and the things they are doing to prepare to withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Audio by 1st Lt. Joanna Cappeto | RC-SW | 07.30.2012
Talks with Seapower Magazine about the plan of action for his command and the things they are doing to prepare to withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Audio by 1st Lt. Joanna Cappeto | RC-SW | 07.30.2012
PS3 Shatavia Howell,
PS3 Shatavia Howell, Atlanta, Ga. talks to a WRAS-FM reporter in Atlanta, Ga., about her job as a personnel specialist, joining the Navy after high school, cultural...
Audio by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 07.27.2012
PS3 Shatavia Howell, Atlanta, Ga. talks to a WRAS-FM reporter in Atlanta, Ga., about her job as a personnel specialist, joining the Navy after high school, cultural...
Audio by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 07.27.2012
Sgt. Chelsea McCourt
Sgt. Chelsea McCourt, Conyers, Ga., talks to a WGAU-AM reporter in Athens, Ga., about her job keeping track of all personnel in and out of country, joining the...
Audio by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 07.26.2012
Sgt. Chelsea McCourt, Conyers, Ga., talks to a WGAU-AM reporter in Athens, Ga., about her job keeping track of all personnel in and out of country, joining the...
Audio by Master Sgt. Brenda Varnadore | RC-SW | 07.26.2012