II MEF News

110805-N-SY711-051 HELMAND PROVINCE (August 5, 2011) Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of Regional Command southwest, poses with members of the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, I Marine Logistics Group and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 at a ceremony commemorating the completion of a road constructed by the two units. The 7th ESB, stationed out of Camp Pendleton, Ca., worked in conjunction with the NMCB 4 Seabees to construct a 27km. road that runs from Now Zad to Shir Ghazay. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Snodgrass) - 110805-N-SY711-051 HELMAND PROVINCE (August 5, 2011) Maj. Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of Regional Command southwest, poses with members of the 7th Engineer Support Battalion, I Marine Logistics Group and Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 at a ceremony commemorating the completion of a road constructed by the two units. The 7th ESB, stationed out of Camp Pendleton, Ca., worked in conjunction with the NMCB 4 Seabees to construct a 27km. road that runs from Now Zad to Shir Ghazay. (Official U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Snodgrass)

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MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Timothy Stark, a mortarman, from Westerlo, N.Y., with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, waits in line to use the morale phones to call his pregnant wife back in the states, Aug. 4. Stark, who is on his third deployment to Afghanistan with 1/6, will be deployed when his daughter is born. - MARJAH DISTRICT, Helmand province, Afghanistan - Cpl. Timothy Stark, a mortarman, from Westerlo, N.Y., with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, waits in line to use the morale phones to call his pregnant wife back in the states, Aug. 4. Stark, who is on his third deployment to Afghanistan with 1/6, will be deployed when his daughter is born.

Cpl. Timothy Stark, a mortarman, from Westerlo, N.Y., with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, waits in line to use the morale phones to call his pregnant wife back in the states, Aug. 4, 2011. Stark, who is on his third deployment to Afghanistan with 1/6, will be deployed when his daughter is born. - Cpl. Timothy Stark, a mortarman, from Westerlo, N.Y., with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, waits in line to use the morale phones to call his pregnant wife back in the states, Aug. 4, 2011. Stark, who is on his third deployment to Afghanistan with 1/6, will be deployed when his daughter is born.

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Nimroz Provincial governor Abdul Karim Barahawi, (left) gestures as he makes a point during an interview. His translator is seated beside him. Senior Nimroz Provincial, district government, military, and police officials met together at FOB Delaram for the first time July 27 to discuss their current concerns and plan how to resolve future challenges facing the province. - Nimroz Provincial governor Abdul Karim Barahawi, (left) gestures as he makes a point during an interview. His translator is seated beside him. Senior Nimroz Provincial, district government, military, and police officials met together at FOB Delaram for the first time July 27 to discuss their current concerns and plan how to resolve future challenges facing the province.