FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand Province, Afghanistan
Summary
FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELHI, Helmand Province, Afghanistan — Lance Cpl. Joshua Peterson, a native of Pyuallup, Wash., serves food here with Lance Cpl. Justin Forte, a native of Tuscaloosa, Ala., April 25. Forte is a mess clerk, from Headquarters and Services Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, who will soon be returning home to Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., after a seven- month deployment. Peterson is a mess clerk from Hotel Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, assuming security responsibility of the Garmsir district from 2/1.
The incoming battalion, based out of Hawaii, will be supporting Regimental Combat Team 1 while partnering with the Afghan National Security Forces and Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations to secure the Afghan people, defeat insurgent forces, and enable ANSF assumption of security responsibilities in the region. Ultimately, the partnered forces promote the expansion of stability, development and legitimate governance.
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