Regional Command Southwest
Hometown: Leatherneck/Bastion, , AF
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Featured Video
Lance Cpl. Eric Demick gives a shout out to the New York Mets
Lance Cpl. Eric Demick, a Scio, New York, native, gives a shout out to his family an the New York Mets.
Video by Sgt. Bryan Peterson | RC-SW | 05.20.2013
Recent Photos
(10506 votes; 3.11)
Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller, Jr. Visits Patrol Base BoldakAn MV-22 Osprey departs the landing zone outside of Patrol Base (PB) Boldak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 21, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L....
Photo by Sgt. Tammy Hineline | RC-SW | 05.21.2013
U.S. Marines with Fox 2/8 conduct mission rehearsalsA U.S. Marine with Fox Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines (2/8), Regimental Combat Team 7 dons his protective outer garment as he prepares to conduct a mission...
Photo by Cpl. Kowshon Ye | RC-SW | 05.21.2013
U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and Afghan...U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. David Long with 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 7 scans the area for potential threats at a joint vehicle checkpoint with...
Photo by Cpl. Trent Randolph | RC-SW | 05.21.2013
MSF Marines Continue to mentor and train the ANAAn Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier assigned to the Mobile Strike Force Kandak fires a RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher during a live-fire exercise...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe | RC-SW | 05.20.2013
Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon, Camp Leatherneck,...A U.S. Marine volunteer hands out water to participants in the sattelite version of the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province,...
Photo by Staff Sgt. Ezekiel Kitandwe | RC-SW | 05.19.2013
Eyes Wide OpenCorpsmen with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, II Marine Logistics Group provide medical care to an Afghan Uniformed Police officer at Combat Outpost Musa Qa'la May 18....
Photo by Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough | RC-SW | 05.18.2013
Recent Video
(1037 votes; 3.00)
Lance Cpl. Eric Demick gives a shout out to the New York...Lance Cpl. Eric Demick, a Scio, New York, native, gives a shout out to his family an the New York Mets.
Video by Sgt. Bryan Peterson | RC-SW | 05.20.2013
Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon, Camp Leatherneck,...U.S. and NATO service members and civilian contractors compete in the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon held in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May...
Video by Cpl. Kowshon Ye | RC-SW | 05.19.2013
Capt. Matthew MahoneyCapt. Matthew Mahoney, Brooklyn, N.Y., the assistant fire support coordinator and counter improvised explosive device officer, sends a greeting to his family and to...
Video by Sgt. Ned Johnson | RCT7-MD | 05.18.2013
Armed Services' shout out to NY MetsService members around Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, throw a baseball around the installation with greetings to NY Mets. Also available in High Definition.
Video by Cpl. Lia Adkins | RC-SW | 05.15.2013
Afghan Mobile Strike Force Conducts a Rough Terrain...Interview with Matthew Urbaniak, site supervisor with Textron Marine and Land Systems, on Camp Tombstone, Helmand province, Afghanistan, May 13, 2013. Urbaniak was...
Video by Cpl. Kowshon Ye | RC-SW | 05.13.2013
Afghan Mobile Strike Force Conducts a Rough Terrain...U.S. Marines with the Mobile Strike Force Advisor Team supervise a rough terrain driving course for the Afghan National Army Mobile Strike Force Kandak on Camp...
Video by Cpl. Kowshon Ye | RC-SW | 05.13.2013
Recent News Stories
(754 votes; 3.15)
Corsicana, Texas, Marine masters training on 6th combat...After his last deployment here in 2010, Sgt. Philip Noble thought he would never come back. He deployed five times as an infantryman, four times to Iraq and one other...
Story by Sgt. Ned Johnson | RCT7-MD | 05.23.2013
'America’s Battalion' closes FOB PayneFor most Coalition forces throughout Afghanistan, counterinsurgency operations are minimal and assisting and advising Afghan National Security Forces has increased....
Story by Lance Cpl. Mel Johnson | RCT7-MD | 05.16.2013
SECNAV visits troops in HelmandThe Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus visited Marines and Sailors with Regional Command (Southwest) during a two-day visit to Helmand Province May 13-14.
Story by Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough | RC-SW | 05.16.2013
Generation at WarThe violence in Iraq was reaching its pinnacle in 2004 when Chris Taylor received his deployment orders to Al-Anbar province. Marines had just bloodied their way...
Story by Sgt. Bobby Yarbrough | RC-SW | 05.13.2013
Guinea Marine becomes US citizenLance Cpl. Mamadou Balde’s father, Al, always hoped his son would earn his U.S. citizenship. Balde, a maintenance mechanic with General Support 2 Platoon,...
Story by Cpl. Lia Adkins | RC-SW | 05.12.2013
Training the trainer: ANCOP policemen take steps to...Sergeant First Class Jamal Nasir knew the time would come when the Afghan National Security Forces would take the lead of security in Afghanistan. While serving as an...
Story by Sgt. Bryan Peterson | RC-SW | 05.12.2013
Recent Audio
(55 votes; 3.15)
Cpl. Luke Frank
Cpl. Luke Frank talks to a KCDZ reporter about joining the Marines, why he loves his job as an administrator for RCT7.
Audio by Sgt. Ned Johnson and 1st Lt. Spencer Kenyon | RCT7-MD | 05.23.2013
Cpl. Luke Frank talks to a KCDZ reporter about joining the Marines, why he loves his job as an administrator for RCT7.
Audio by Sgt. Ned Johnson and 1st Lt. Spencer Kenyon | RCT7-MD | 05.23.2013
Marine Sgt. Phillip Noble
Marine Sgt. Phillip Noble, from Corsicana, Texas, talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter for their Hero of the Week segment about his duties as non-commissioned...
Audio by Capt. Alfred Reynolds | RCT7-MD | 05.16.2013
Marine Sgt. Phillip Noble, from Corsicana, Texas, talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter for their Hero of the Week segment about his duties as non-commissioned...
Audio by Capt. Alfred Reynolds | RCT7-MD | 05.16.2013
Sgt. Philip Noble
Sgt. Philip Noble, talks to a KCDZ 107.7 FM Online about joining the Marine Corps, his interest in joining counter intelligence, his background in the infantry,...
Courtesy Audio | RCT7-MD | 05.16.2013
Sgt. Philip Noble, talks to a KCDZ 107.7 FM Online about joining the Marine Corps, his interest in joining counter intelligence, his background in the infantry,...
Courtesy Audio | RCT7-MD | 05.16.2013
Marine Cpl. Damian G. Davis
Marine Cpl. Damian G. Davis talks to a KCDZ 107.7 FM Online reporter, in Joshua Tree, Calif., about his current duties while deployed to Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RCT7-MD | 05.09.2013
Marine Cpl. Damian G. Davis talks to a KCDZ 107.7 FM Online reporter, in Joshua Tree, Calif., about his current duties while deployed to Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RCT7-MD | 05.09.2013
Sgt. Jason Knuth
Sgt. Jason Knuth, talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter about his job in intelligence with the Marine Corps.
Audio by Sgt. Ned Johnson | RCT7-MD | 05.02.2013
Sgt. Jason Knuth, talks to a Crawford Broadcasting reporter about his job in intelligence with the Marine Corps.
Audio by Sgt. Ned Johnson | RCT7-MD | 05.02.2013
Marine Sgt. Jason A. Knuth
Marine Sgt. Jason A. Knuth talks to a KCDZ 107.7 FM Online reporter about his duties working in intelligence and being chosen Marine of the Week.
Audio by Sgt. Ned Johnson | RCT7-MD | 05.02.2013
Marine Sgt. Jason A. Knuth talks to a KCDZ 107.7 FM Online reporter about his duties working in intelligence and being chosen Marine of the Week.
Audio by Sgt. Ned Johnson | RCT7-MD | 05.02.2013
Recent Publications
The May newsletter for the families and friends of II Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd)
II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) April 2013 Newsletter
