Story by Chief Petty Officer L.A. Shively | Regional Command Southwest | 03.25.2012
Just as the ancient Silk Road connected markets in the Far East to the West encouraging a wealth of trade through Afghanistan, present-day Route Red and 611 open the north and south passages, promising Afghans a new era of commerce. II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Assistant Chief of Staff, (C7) Engineers Col. Kurt A. Kempster sees the roads and bridges he and his team built, or......
