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By Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough | February 18, 2013
Dinar Ehsan was only 18 years old when his world changed forever. His father, Abdul, a computer engineer for Microsoft, had just deboarded a flight in Kabul when Taliban soldiers stopped the bus he was on. Abdul had fled to Germany five years earlier to escape the regime’s violent reign. The soldiers emptied 30 bullets into his body.Dinar’s mother MORE
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By Courtesy | January 26, 2013
Marines and sailors with I Marine Expeditionary Force Headquarters Group (Forward) handed over their responsibility to II MHG (Fwd) during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 24.Service members with I MHG (Fwd) oversaw times of great triumph as well as overcame challenges during their yearlong deployment to MORE
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By Courtesy | January 17, 2013
Marines and sailors of II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) are in the process of deploying to Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, and will complete the deployment process in February.Major General W. Lee Miller, II MEF (Fwd) commanding general, will join NATO International Security Assistance Force to MORE
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By Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough | October 18, 2012
“Stop the vehicle,” yelled Capt. James Slocum to the driver behind the wheel of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle. Slocum grimaces as he grabs the handheld radio. “There is something in the road ahead. It doesn’t look right.”Standing in the turret of the vehicle, Slocum’s eyes darted back and forth scanning the dirt road ahead. As an MORE
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By II MEF Public Affairs | June 29, 2012
A ceremony took place today officially activating Marine Air Ground Task Force-13 which is scheduled to deploy to southern Afghanistan and assume operational control of Regional Command Southwest in early 2013.Maj. Gen. W. Lee Miller, Jr., MAGTF-13 commander, will deploy his unit as a task-organized Marine Air-Ground Task Force, with elements from MORE
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