Regional Command Southwest
Hometown: Leatherneck/Bastion, , AF
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Featured Video
U.S. Marines Depart Helmand province
The final wave of U. S. Marines with Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) departs the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex in Helmand province, Afghanistan October 27, 2014. (Official U.S. Marine Corps motion imagery by CWO3 Benn Barr / Released)
Video by Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Barr | RC-SW | 10.27.2014
Recent Photos
(15913 votes; 3.30)
Marines complete operations in Afghanistan, depart...Marines and sailors with Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan load onto a KC-130 aircraft on the Camp Bastion flightline, Oct. 27, 2014. The Marine Corps...
Photo by Staff Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.27.2014
RC(SW) departs Helmand provinceBritish forces with Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) board a KC-130 Hercules aircraft to depart the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex in Helmand province, Afghanistan...
Photo by Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Barr | RC-SW | 10.27.2014
RC(SW) Arrives at Kandahar AirfieldU.S. Marines with Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) exit a KC-130 Hercules aircraft aboard Kandahar Airfield (KAF), Afghanistan, October 27, 2014. The Marines...
Photo by Sgt. Dustin D. March | RC-SW | 10.27.2014
1st Battalion 2nd Marine Regiment bids farewell to...A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter lands aboard Bastion Airfield, Helmand Province, Afghanistan on October 27, 2014. Marines boarded the helicopter for the...
Photo by Cpl. John Martinez | RC-SW | 10.27.2014
Regional Command Southwest ends mission in Helmand,...Coalition forces stand at the position of attention as the color guard marches into position during the Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) end of operations...
Photo by Sgt. Dustin D. March | RC-SW | 10.26.2014
Sailors celebrate Navy’s 239th Birthday in AfghanistanNavy Capt. James Cole, the Regional Command (Southwest) command surgeon and senior Naval officer in Helmand province, reads Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jonathan...
Photo by Sgt. Dustin D. March | RC-SW | 10.13.2014
Recent Video
(1440 votes; 3.19)
U.S. Marines Depart Helmand provinceThe final wave of U. S. Marines with Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) departs the Bastion-Leatherneck Complex in Helmand province, Afghanistan October 27, 2014....
Video by Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Barr | RC-SW | 10.27.2014
End of Operations CeremonyU.S. service member and U.K. service members with the Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) and Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers with the 215th Corps participate...
Video by Sgt. James Pauly | RC-SW | 10.26.2014
End of Operations CeremonyU.S. service member and U.K. service members with the Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) and Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers with the 215th Corps participate...
Video by Sgt. James Pauly | RC-SW | 10.26.2014
End of Operations CeremonyU.S. service member and U.K. service members with the Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) and Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers with the 215th Corps participate...
Video by Sgt. James Pauly | RC-SW | 10.26.2014
End of Operations CeremonyU.S. service member and U.K. service members with the Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) and Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers with the 215th Corps participate...
Video by Sgt. James Pauly | RC-SW | 10.26.2014
End of Operations CeremonyU.S. service member and U.K. service members with the Regional Command (Southwest) (RC(SW)) and Afghan National Army (ANA) Soldiers with the 215th Corps participate...
Video by Sgt. James Pauly | RC-SW | 10.26.2014
Recent News Stories
(976 votes; 3.31)
Marines complete operations in Afghanistan, depart...The final elements of Marine Expeditionary Brigade – Afghanistan loaded onto aircraft on the Camp Bastion flightline in Afghanistan, and departed Helmand province...
Story by Staff Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.29.2014
Marines complete operations in Afghanistan, depart...The final United States Marine Corps command and service members from the United Kingdom have departed Regional Command (Southwest) in Helmand province, Afghanistan,...
Story by 1st Lt. Skye Martin | RC-SW | 10.27.2014
Sailors celebrate Navy’s 239th Birthday in AfghanistanA small formation of sailors gathered in front of the Regional Command (Southwest) headquarters building aboard Camp Leatherneck to celebrate the United States...
Story by Staff Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.13.2014
215th Corps soldiers complete Afghan Tactical Air...Afghan National Army soldiers with the 215th Corps completed the Afghan Tactical Air Coordinator course aboard Camp Shorabak, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Oct. 2.
Story by Cpl. Cody M. D. Haas | RC-SW | 10.04.2014
Bravo Company, Weapons Company conclude missions in...After six months of continuous combat operations in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, the Marines of Bravo and Weapons Company, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment,...
Story by Sgt. Joseph Scanlan | RC-SW | 10.02.2014
1/7 transfers authority, ends operations in Helmand...First battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, cased their unit battle colors during a transfer of authority ceremony aboard Tactical Base Dwyer, Oct. 1.
Story by Staff Sgt. John Jackson | RC-SW | 10.02.2014
Recent Audio
(100 votes; 3.29)
Capt. Jared Reddinger
Capt. Jared Reddinger talks to a reporter from Marine Corps Times about his deployment and his responsibilities in his unit.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 09.15.2014
Capt. Jared Reddinger talks to a reporter from Marine Corps Times about his deployment and his responsibilities in his unit.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 09.15.2014
Col. Peter Baumgarten
Col. Peter Baumgarten talks to a reporter from Leatherneck Magazine about his time in Afghanistan and preparing to leave Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 08.19.2014
Col. Peter Baumgarten talks to a reporter from Leatherneck Magazine about his time in Afghanistan and preparing to leave Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 08.19.2014
Col. Peter Baumgarten
Col. Peter Baumgarten talks to a Stars and Stripes about current operations in Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 08.18.2014
Col. Peter Baumgarten talks to a Stars and Stripes about current operations in Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 08.18.2014
Col. Peter Baumgarten
Col. Peter Baumgarten talks to a Marine Corps Times reporter about the current operations in Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 08.18.2014
Col. Peter Baumgarten talks to a Marine Corps Times reporter about the current operations in Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 08.18.2014
Lance Cpl. Johnpaul Sanchez
Lance Cpl. Johnpaul Sanchez talks to a Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter about his deployment in Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 07.29.2014
Lance Cpl. Johnpaul Sanchez talks to a Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter about his deployment in Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 07.29.2014
Lance Corporal Daniel Buzalsky
Lance Corporal Daniel Buzalsky from Vancouver, WA talks to a reporter from The Columbian about his work in Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 07.22.2014
Lance Corporal Daniel Buzalsky from Vancouver, WA talks to a reporter from The Columbian about his work in Afghanistan.
Courtesy Audio | RC-SW | 07.22.2014
Recent Publications
Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan's Family Newsletter.
Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan Family Newsletter.
