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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - It was a typical foggy morning here as Marines and sailors spent their last few precious moments with their families and friends before embarking on a 7-month deployment to Afghanistan.
Marines and sailors of Combat Logistics Battalion 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group, deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, Sept. 29. The troops exchanged hugs and kisses with their family members as they waited to load up on the buses.
The battalion’s mission is to provide logistics support to Regimental Combat Team 1 in order to allow the continuation of operations in Afghanistan. CLB-1 will position at Camp Dwyer, in Afghanistan’s Helmand River Valley in the Garmsir District. Camp Dwyer is a military base and air field for the Marine Corps.
The unit will also be responsible for supplying ground units, maintaining vehicles and equipment, installing and maintaining force-protection barriers, managing utilities, and building, maintaining, and improving the roads used by coalition forces and Afghan citizens within Helmand province.
The roads improved or built will aid movement in Afghanistan and prevent the use of Improvised Explosive Devices. Force-protection barriers are installed in forward-operating bases and checkpoints to protect from a number of threats, including IEDs and hostile vehicles.
The deployment is scheduled to last seven months, said Sgt. Nabi Ross, combat engineer, Engineer Platoon, Company A, CLB-1.
For many of the Marines and sailors this would not be their first deployment. Having gone before, they were excited and anxious to deploy.
“I’m very exited to get back [to Afghanistan]; this will be my second deployment and I’ve been wanting to go back since my first,” said Lance Cpl. Joseph J. Lebaron, motor transportation driver, Operation Platoon, Company A, CLB-1, 1st MLG. “It’s hard being away from the family, but being able to serve my country overseas is well worth it.”
“It’s an honor to serve my country,” said Petty Officer 3rd Class Garrett C. Lakie, corpsman, Embedded Partnering Team, CLB-1, 1st MLG. “I like to do something that makes a difference.”
The family members and friends who saw off their Marines or sailors also felt proud of their loved ones heading to Afghanistan to serve their country. Their pride was expressed by their expressions and words.
“I have two sons in the Corps. It is both a privilege and an honor for me to be their father,” said Vernon L. Temnis, father of Cpl. Adam L. Temnis. “I will have two sons deployed to Afghanistan. I will miss them but it’s a very proud moment.”
The Marines and sailors picked up their personal gear as they headed to the buses. But before they departed, they turned around and waved a final goodbye to their friends and families, their biggest supporters in the coming seven months.
If any spouses, family members, or friends would like to learn how to support or cope with the absence of their Marines and sailors deployed in Afghanistan, they can contact the battalion’s family readiness officer, Jamilia Earheart, at (760) 725-6578.
| Date Taken: | 09.29.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 10.07.2011 13:18 |
| Story ID: | 78177 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
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