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Col. Yori R. Escalante, the assistant chief of staff C-9 for Regional Command Southwest, poses for a picture with two Afghan children in Now Zad, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Jan. 11, 2012. Escalante and othe More

Combat Logistics Regiment-25 compete against CLR-2 in a tug-of-war competition under 2nd Marine Logistics Group volunteers supervision at the "Family Day" event on Camp Lejeune, N.C., May 11, 2012. Family Day a More

Seventeen spouses, whose Marines are deploying with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, met for a Lifestyles, Insights, Networking, Knowledge and Skills class aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sep More

Sgt. Maj. Anthony L. Crutcher, the outgoing sergeant major of Combat Logistics Regiment 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, speaks to formations of Marines during an appointment and relief ceremony aboard Camp Lejeu More

Colonel Stephen Sklenka, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Regiment 15, salutes the colors during the unit’s transfer of authority to CLR-2 at a ceremony aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Jan. 26, 2013. More

U.S. Marine Sgt. William Shultz with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, takes accountability of his Marines prior to conducting a combat logistics patrol (CLP) in Camp Leatherneck, Hel More

Lt. Gen. Robert B. Neller, Marine Corps Forces Central Command Commander visits Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 (CLR-2) in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2013. Neller's visit More

U.S. Marines with the Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, load tri-wall containers on a CH-53E Super Stallion for the Warfighter Exchange Service Team (WES Team) to travel to Forward Operating More

U.S. Marines with the Landing Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, load tri-wall containers on a CH-53E Super Stallion for the Warfighter Exchange Service Team (WES Team) to travel to Forward Operating More

A panoramic of the Helmand River, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 6, 2013. The river flows through the Kajaki Dam and has a dual function to provide electricity and to irrigate some 650,000 acres of an ot More

Tires, tools, gear and other supplies were among the items 2nd Platoon, Transport Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, brought back from their convoy to Patrol Base Shir Ghazy and Forward Operating Bas More

Lance Cpls. Dakota L. Vlach (top), Bryant A. Davis (right) and Shane E. Atchison, motor transport and vehicle operators with 3rd Platoon, Transport Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, tie down an ISO More

The sun sets on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 11, 2013. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz / Released)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Brett MegarityKoch folds an American flag in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 15, 2013. Cpl. MegarityKosh flew an American flag to honor his departed father on his birthda More

U.S. Marine Cpl. Brett MegarityKoch folds an American flag in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 15, 2013. Cpl. MegarityKosh flew an American flag to honor his departed father on his birthda More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Ysa Rubio, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team leader with 1st EOD Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, prepares M112 demolition charges during a demolition operation in Helmand provi More

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Oscar McElroy with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 (CLR-2) guides a concrete barrier in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 18, 2013. Marines with CLR-2 built a new compoun More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Matasha Calhoun with Rolling Thunder 1, Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, drives a Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) during a combat More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Matasha Calhoun with Rolling Thunder 1, Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, drives a Mine-Resistant, Ambush Protected All Terrain Vehicle (M-ATV) during a combat More

An UH-60 Blackhawk prepares to land during a casualty evacuation drill with Marines from 1st platoon, Combat Logistics Company 28, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, on Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Marc More

Cpl. Damien Blevins uses an acetylene torch to remove bolts off of a M-ATV at the Motor Transport Maintenance lot aboard Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan March 25. Blevins is a motor transportation mechanic with C More

Lance Cpl. Matthew Paul makes repairs to the undercarriage of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement March 25. Paul is a motor transportation mechanic with Combat Logistics Regiment 2.

U.S. Marines with 1st platoon, Combat Logistics Company 28, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conduct a combat logistics patrol (CLP) to forward operating base (FOB) Geronimo, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 28 More

U.S. Marines with 1st platoon, Combat Logistics Company 28, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conduct a crew-served weapon range on Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, March 31, 2013. 1st platoon conducted th More

U.S. Marine Staff Noncommissioned Officers with Combat Logistics Company 28 (CLC-28), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, prepare meat for their company barbecue on Camp Dwyer, Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 3, More

U.S. Marines with Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 3, Marine Air Control Group 38, prepare a Cargo Resupply Unmanned Aircraft System (CRUAS), for a cargo drop in Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanist More

U.S. Marines with Rolling Thunder 3, Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conduct a combat logistics patrol (CLP) in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 21, 2013. Rolling Thunder 3 cond More

U.S. Marines with Rolling Thunder 2 Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 conduct a combat logistics patrol (CLP) in Helmand province, Afghanistan, April 24, 2013. Rolling Thunder 2 conduc More

A 7th Brigade Afghan National Civil Order Police policeman attaches wires to a mock pressure plate during a "remote pull" demonstration at the brigade headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand Province, Afghanistan, More

An empty simulated humvee sits at the Combat Convoy Simulator at Twentynine Palms, Calif., where Marines with Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, conducted a series of tr More

Cmdr. Jonathan Mcintosh (left) and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class John Hughes perform dental work on a Marine at a clinic for Combat Logistic Resupply Unit 2. CLR 2's dental detachment is assigned from 2nd Dental More

Lance Cpl. Vincent Woods, a Raleigh, N.C., native and field radio operator with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, calls for fire support at the Supporting More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, engaged in two days of combat marksmanship training during the Integrated Training Exercise at Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 7 – 8, 2013. A More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, provide medical aid to a simulated casualty during the unit's first-responder training at Twentynine Palms, Calif., May 11, 2013. Actors t More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Robert Sampson with Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conducts an operations check on a 310 Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle (310 SUGV) on Camp Dwyer, Helmand provin More

Cpl. Evan D. Williams, a Columbus, Ohio, native and combat engineer with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, clears dirt from the side of a barrier during a deconstruction project at Twent More

Master Sgt. John. C. Lynch, one of the instructors for Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group's motorized vehicle operator training at Twentynine Palms, Calif., speaks to the battalion's Marin More

Servicememembers with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, launched through a motorized fire and maneuver course during the battalion's Integrated Training E More

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, set up a flag at Twentynine Palms, Calif., for a battalion pre-deployment photo May 18, 2013. CLB-6 will provide combat logistics support f More

A Cobra gunship flies over a training range at Twentynine Palms, Calif., during a training exercise conducted by Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, May 18, 2013. The battalion's Tactical More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Devlin Linhardt with Joint Terminal Attack Controller, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 cleans his windows before conducting a combat logistics patrol (CLP) to Forward Operating Base Shukvani, More

U.S. Marine Gunnery Sgt. James Winberry with Rolling Thunder 3, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 speaks with his Marines before conducting a combat logistics patrol (CLP) to Forward Operating Base (FOB) Shukvani, He More

Staff Sgt. Joseph J. Giacomelli, an ammunition technician with Ammunition Company, 2nd Supply Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, demonstrates proper loading procedures for the M-1014 Joint Service Combat Sh More

First Lt. Christine Calderon, a Diamond Bar, Calif., native and platoon commander with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pins on the rank of first lieuten More

First Lt. Taylor Bates, an Annapolis, Md., native and platoon commander with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pins on the rank of first lieutenant during More

First Lt. Jarrod Birney, a Topeka, Kan., native and platoon commander with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pins on the rank of first lieutenant during a More

First Lt. Stefan Milan, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native and assistant future operations officer with Headquarters and Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pins on the rank of firs More

First Lt. Adam Miller, a Brookville, Md., native and platoon commander for Landing Support Platoon, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pins on the rank of first lieutenant during a promot More

First Lt. Tyler Mach, a Lincoln, Neb., native and maintenance management officer with Headquarters and Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, pins on the rank of first lieute More

U.S. Marines with Romeo Battery, 5th Battalion, 11th Marines (5/11), Regimental Combat Team 7 fire rockets from a M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, June More

Members of the Young Marines program align themselves in formation during the class' graduation aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C., June 1, 2013. The graduates learned about and practiced many of the Marine Corps' tradi More

A Marine with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, lays prone during a night attack on the unit's combat logistics supply area at Twentynine Palms, Calif., June 3, 2013. A quick reaction fo More

Sgt. Maj. Roger Griffith, the sergeant major for Combat Logistics Battalion 6, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, based out of Camp Lejeune, N.C., addresses the battalion's Marines during "Warrior Night" at Camp Wilso More

U.S. Marines with Surgical Platoon, Combat Logistics Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, carry an injured Afghan National Army Soldier at Combat Outpost Shukvani, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 8, 2013. More

U.S. Marines with Rolling Thunder 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 offload gear after conducting a combat logistics patrol (CLP) to Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2013. T More

U.S. Marines with Rolling Thunder 2, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 offload gear after conducting a combat logistics patrol (CLP) to Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 11, 2013. T More

The 35th commandant of the Marine Corps, General James F. Amos, speaks with Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 2 at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 18, 2013. Amos and Barrett visited t More

The 35th commandant of the Marine Corps, General James F. Amos, speaks with Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 2 at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 18, 2013. Amos and Barrett visited t More

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands in order to attach external 500 gallon fuel drums in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 20, 2013. The CH-53E Super Stallions conduct More

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter lands in order to attach external 500 gallon fuel drums in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 20, 2013. The CH-53E Super Stallions conduct More

U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Walter Miller, commanding general of Regional Command (Southwest), addresses Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2 (CLR-2) at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 25, 2 More

Sgt. Anthony Ortiz, a California native and combat cameraman with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), rests against a desert compound wall in Helmand province, Afghanistan, June 28, 2013. More

Lance Cpl. Joel T. Murray, a Hallsville, Texas, native and engineer heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), stands near a formation of More

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Sgt. Ramiro Olmos, 1st Sgt. with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 8 (CLB-8), Combat Logistics Regiment 2 (CLR-2), stands at attention during a Relief and Appointm More

U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Roger Griffith, the incoming sergeant major for Combat Logistics Regiment 2, addresses the Marines of the regiment during a Relief and Appointment ceremony on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand pro More

Lance Cpl. Jacob Johnson, a Loris, S.C., native and heavy equipment operator with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), sits in the back of a Mine Resistant More

A gunner peers out of his turret during a combat logistics patrol conducted by Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanistan, July 2 More

A Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), monitors the hoisting of a broken mine roller during a recovery operation near Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, July 26, 2013. A combat log More

U.S. Marine Col. Dwayne Whiteside, commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 2, right, speaks with Sgt. William Whitehead, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, as he travels to visit his Marines in More

A Logistics System Vehicle Replacement tractor drives through the desert during a combat logistics patrol in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 4, 2013. The LVSR hauled a shipping container filled with commodi More

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Taylor L. Bates, platoon commander for 1st platoon, Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 (CLR-2), poses for a company photo in Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afgh More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. John Toodoo, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Company (CLC), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, power washes a Kalmar RT240 Rough Terrain Container Handler in Camp Leatherneck, More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. John Toodoo, a heavy equipment operator with Combat Logistics Company (CLC), Combat Logistics Regiment 2, power washes a Kalmar RT240 Rough Terrain Container Handler in Camp Leatherneck, More

Greensboro, N.C., native U.S. Marine Col. Dwayne Whiteside, right, commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), meets with a food service specialist during his visit to Camp More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Boldt, a combat engineer with Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), shovels dirt and rocks over a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe at Camp Dwye More

U.S. Marine Col. Dwayne Whiteside, right, commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), meets with Cpl. Essohouna Tegbede, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Serv More

U.S. Marine Col. Dwayne Whiteside, right, commanding officer of Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), meets with Cpl. Essohouna Tegbede, a food service specialist with Headquarters and Serv More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Patrick Boldt, a combat engineer with Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), shovels dirt and rocks over a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipe at Camp Dwye More

U.S. Marines with Combat Logistics Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conduct a crew-served weapon range on Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2013. The Marines conducted the range to More

Lance Cpl. Brandon Hunsinger, a Panama City, Fla., native and combat engineer with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), shovels dirt around a recently erected guard tower at Camp Dwyer, Af More

A gunner peers out the back of an MV-22B Osprey during a flight to Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Aug. 11, 2013. Maj. Gen. Walter Miller, commanding general Regional Command (Southwest), visited Camp Dwyer during a b More

Cpl. Juan C. Mejia, a Tarrytown, N.Y., native and Marine serving with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), poses for a picture at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Aug. 12, 2013. Mejia became a U.S More

U.S Marines with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conduct a combat logistics patrol (CLP) to Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2013. Marines co More

First Lt. Ryan McGrail, a platoon commander with Engineer Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), reaffirms his oath of office during his promotion ceremony at Camp Dwyer, Afghanista More

U.S Marines with Transportation Support Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2, conduct a combat logistics patrol (CLP) to Forward Operating Base Shukvani, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2013. Marines co More

Marines from New York serving with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), gathered to show their support for New York while stationed at Camp Dwyer, Afghanistan, Aug. 13, 2013. Many of the M More

Sgt. Jonathan Vasquez, a New York City police officer and Marine with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanistan, poses for a photo after sending a video message More

A combat logistics patrol conducted by Combat Logistics Regiment 2. Regional Command (Southwest), crests a hill in Helmand province, Afghanistan, during a resupply operation Aug. 22, 2013. More than 30 vehicles More

Sgt. Jonathan Vasquez, a New York City police officer and vehicle commander with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), looks out the front window of his Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected veh More

A helicopter carries a load of supplies above the rising sun in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 22, 2013. The aircraft flew into view as a combat logistics patrol conducted by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, R More

U.S. Navy Seaman Jacob Mitchell, a corpsman with Combat Logistics Company, Combat Logistics Regiment 2 (CLR-2), Regional Command (Southwest), receives the Fleet Marine Force Enlisted Warfare Specialist Device ( More

Children wave at a Mine Resistant, Ambush Protected vehicle as it passes a desert compound in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 27, 2013. The Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southw More

A mushroom cloud rises into the air following an airstrike on confirmed enemy positions during a patrol near Forward Operating Base Shir Ghazi, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Aug. 28, 2013. A nearby unit called More

Staff Sgt. Zane Moorman, a Tifton, Ga., native and regimental radio chief for Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), reenlists during a ceremony at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, 20 More

Cpl. Jason Pickerill, an Evansville, Ind., native and computer technician with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), pins on the rank of corporal at Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan, Sept. 2, More

A Blaine, Minn., native and U.S. Marine deployed to the Helmand province, Afghanistan, from Camp Lejeune, N.C., with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in support of Operation Enduring F More

A food service specialist with Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), seasons hamburger patties at Camp Leatherneck, Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 12, 2013. The unit hosted numerous s More

A tractor passes between a Marine convoy during a combat logistics patrol conducted by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. Marine convoys More

A tractor passes between a Marine convoy during a combat logistics patrol conducted by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, 2013. Marine convoys More

A sand funnel rises into the sky in front of a Marine convoy during a combat logistics patrol conducted by Combat Logistics Regiment 2, Regional Command (Southwest), in Helmand province, Afghanistan, Sept. 15, More