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Marine Corps Installations East welcomes new commanding general LANCE CPL. JUSTIN A. RODRIGUEZ Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune
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rig. Gen. Thomas A. Gorry, commanding general of Marine Corps Installations East relinquished his position to Brig. Gen. Robert. F. Castellvi in front of family and friends at Marston Pavilion aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, July 12. Among the attendees, fellow Marines shared their thoughts on Gorry. “Thousands of Marines and civilians on base are going to remember and miss him for the good he’s done,” said Maj. Gen. Juan Ayala, commander of Marine Corps Installations Command. “With re-
sponsibilities commanding in five different states, he worked to create growth on Lejeune with a diminishing economy.” Gorry, who has been the commanding general for MCIEAST since July 22, 2011, came into his position after serving as the director for Command and Staff College, Marine Corps University aboard MCB Quantico. Gorry also spent four years at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island as a Series Commander, Company Commander and Battalion S-4 Officer. Gorry holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina. “Thank you for allowing me to be here and supporting my efforts,” said Gorry. “A great relationship between
Brig. Gen. Robert. F. Castellvi
the base and town can’t happen overnight, but the Marines, their families and local government have done everything they can to help me. I’m looking forward to continuing on in the Fleet Marine Force and see great things come from Camp
Lejeune.” Castellvi, who comes into the position as commander of MCIEAST, holds
a degree in finance from the University of Illinois, with a Marine Corps career that began in 1984 as an infantry officer with 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines. Castellvi comes to MCB Camp Lejeune from 1st Marine Expeditionary Force where he served as the chief of staff. “I’m anxious to get out and meet each and every one of you,” said Castellvi. “I’m proud to be a part of this all. I pinched myself this morning to make sure none of this is a dream. I want to continue the legacy on Lejeune. I will dedicate every day to support the Marines and sailors on Camp Lejeune. This is your Marine Corps. The Corps belongs to the people, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”
FLIGHT DECK Operations
USS KEARSARGE, AT SEA
Photos by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone
Above, a Marine Corps UH1N Huey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, takes off from the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge and a MV-22B Osprey lands on the flight deck of the USS Kearsarge, at sea, July 13. The 26th MEU is a Marine AirGround Task Force forwarddeployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations.
HELMAND PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN
Warlords protect Bastion, Leatherneck, Shorabak CPL. LIA ADKINS
Regional Command Southwest
With fighting season well underway and in preparation for Ramadan, the Warlords of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, were in a high operations tempo to counter a possible increase in insurgent activity. The unit, whose mission is to protect Camps Bastion, Leatherneck and Shorabak, recently conducted three consecutive operations to disrupt enemy activity in Helmand province – Operations Kodiak VI, Grizzly II and Dragon’s Teeth. The ongoing operations entail intelligence-driven missions, clearing missions or a mixture of both. In an intelligence-driven mission, the Marines search to identify or contain specific targets. In clearing missions, they search for caches of weapons or explosive materials. The Marines traveled on foot for all three operations, thoroughly searching compounds for any signs of weapons caches or possible labs of explosive materials. Although the Marines didn’t find any weapons caches, they did collect residue samples for testing and were able to contact local elders for information about suspicious activity in the area.
Photo by Cpl. Lia Adkins
Lance Cpl. Kyle Boeck, a machine gunner with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, sweeps the area with a metal detector for any improvised explosive devices prior to conducting a vehicle checkpoint in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 28. Beyond the three operations, the country,” said Capt. Andrew D. Marines regularly conduct mounted Nicholson, company commander. and dismounted patrols throughout The unit keeps up a very demandthe province. Their daily operations ing schedule, patrolling repeatedly involve security and reconnaissance for many days. Each day, they carry patrols, ambush patrols, counter im- full combat loads, weighed down by provised explosive devices patrols, other gear including PRC-117 radiclearing missions and manning os, and metal detectors, and walk up combat outposts. to 10 kilometers on a regular basis. “We do daily disruption opera“The hardest thing (we) probtions here in Helmand to ensure ably deal with is the heat,” said Sgt. that (the camps) are protected Douglas Smith, a section leader and (Coalition Forces) are able to with the unit. “It just drains all the conduct their retrograde from the energy out of you. Regardless of
how much water you drink, the heat gets you.” Although the Marines load their trucks with cold water, by midday the ruthless Afghan heat brings most of the water to above room temperature. With hours still left in their patrols, the Marines do their best to spend time anywhere they can find shade as they search from one compound to another. “(Patrolling) can be rough at times and sometimes it gets pretty annoying if you end up not finding anything,” said Smith. “But that feeling of pride when you come back with some great intelligence is a great feeling. That is what gets you through the days.” The Marines have faced nearly 75 significant events in their two and a half months operating in Helmand province. The incidents include direct fire, and small-arms fire engagements to the discovery of improvised explosive devices. The Warlords have encountered nearly 20 Improvised Explosive Devices so far. Smith recalls two occasions when his platoon came under direct fire, forcing the Marines to take immediate action and engage the enemy. SEE WARLORDS 7A
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