News Tags: RC(SW) 
One simple gesture embodies Marine Corps history, tradition, brotherhood
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 11.07.2012It is the defining moment during boot camp, and I remember it well. Tired, dirty and sweaty after the Crucible, the final test before recruits earn the title United States Marine, I marched back realizing weeks... Read More
Marine Brothers share quality family time in Afghanistan
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 11.05.2012One Marine never expected his reunion with his brother would take place moments before an operation over Helmand province, Afghanistan. Read More
ANA continuing operations: RSOI course hits ground running
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 10.12.2012The Afghan National Army soldiers walk slowly as they scan the horizon. They are careful not to step out of line on the loose sand. In an instant, the patrol changes as the simulated sound of gunfire interrupts... Read More
Afghan pilot follows father’s footsteps, flies in Afghan Air Force
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 09.14.2012Afghan Air Force MI-17 helicopters arrive in a whirlwind of dust and debris as their rotors disrupt the ground below them. Read More
September 11 remembered, service members pay respect 11 years later
Story by Cpl. Timothy Lenzo | Regional Command Southwest | Date: 09.11.2012Service members from different branches and different countries gathered together on Camp Leatherneck by the flag pole. The low sun cast long shadows across the somber faces as the attendants came to remember... Read More
