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construction continued in adjacent compartments. All aspects of the design were focused on the speed for construction and with the understanding that the number of troops was unknown. Initially dubbed Tombstone II as an expansion of a smaller Special Forces Camp adjacent to the ANA Shorabak base, it was eventually renamed Camp Leatherneck once it was formally announced that
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From Design to Initial Occupancy of Forces was only four months with a late-November 2008 ground-breaking. Although construction was continued by the Marines for several years to improve facilities, the overall basecamp was functional and operational in less than six months for over 12,000 troops and
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On 26 October 2014, U.S. Marines and British combat troops officially marked the end of their operations in Afghanistan, transferring Camps Leatherneck and Bastion to Afghan control. As national anthems from the three countries played, service members from all three countries stood at attention. The
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Seven, Five, and Seventy-Four. Camp Leatherneck was built in a modular fashion to maximize the efficiency of construction locations to provide housing and work space as surge forces flowed into theater. The base layout was designed in modular 'blocks', so the base could have forces on the ground as
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On 16 May 2010, the Supply Management Unit lot had a fire that burned for over 8 hours, causing extensive damage. Marine Wing Support Squadron 274's CFR (Crash Fire Rescue), Naval Mobile Construction Battalion FIVE, and British firefighters from Camp Bastion were responsible for extinguishing the
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for 2,000-15,000 troops. The primary purpose for the base was to house troops for a majority of an estimated 26,000 additional U.S. troops being deployed to Afghanistan. Throughout all of southern Afghanistan, bases were all at or above capacity leading to the paramount need for a large centrally
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FEST-A Team from Wiesbaden, Germany in October/November 2008. Upon arrival to Kandahar, the team was tasked by the Theater Engineer of U.S. Forces Afghanistan (USFOR-A) to find a suitable location in
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would move to southern Afghanistan and determined the main force occupying the base in 2009. The authorization to move forces was not given until after new Commander-in-Chief Inauguration of
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When the Camp was turned over to Afghan control in 2014, 420,000 bottles of water, "which if lined up end to end would stretch for more than 50 miles" were left behind. About ten thousand
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in Afghanistan and Camp Shorabak which initially was the main Afghan section however the three sites were joined under the name of 'Camp Shorabak' in 2014.
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located base for the surge. The site was chosen primarily to take advantage of the adjacent British Airfield on
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blaze. Throughout most of the firefighting effort, Camp Leatherneck was also hit with one of their most intense
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arrived in March 2009 to establish Command and Control of Camp Leatherneck and prepare for the arrival of
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and to provide much needed protection to the primary east–west corridor of Highway 1 in Helmand Province.
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The Military Engineer – The Society of American Military Engineers (November-December 2009) pg.72-74
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In 2011, security responsibilities for Camp Leatherneck and the surrounding area were assumed by
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2nd Modular Ammunition Platoon, 23rd Ordnance Company (August 2013-May 2014) GrafenwΓΆhr, Germany
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which operated Bell AH-1W SuperCobra's and Bell UH-1Y Venom's from May 2014 until October 2014.
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Marine flags were ceremoniously furled and cased, in recognition of the end of mission.
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between November 2013 and May 2014 with Bell AH-1W SuperCobra's and Bell UH-1Y Venom's.
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from March 2010 until November 2014 (End of Marine Corps duties in Helmand Province).
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More than 7,500 computers were destroyed or removed, the television sets remained.
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an equal number of civilian contractors prior to their arrival. Marines from the
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The Sacramento Bee – Associated Press *Images of Camp Leatherneck (12 June 2009)
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forces, killing two Americans and significantly damaging American aircraft.
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who ultimately replaced the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in March 2010.
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Gereshk District

Camp Leatherneck is located in Afghanistan
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Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Afghan Ministry of Defense
Operation Strike of the Sword
United States Marine Corps
Helmand Province
Afghanistan
Washir District
conjoined
Camp Bastion
military base
International Security Assistance Force
United States Army Corps of Engineers
Europe District
Helmand Province
Camp Bastion
25th Naval Construction Regiment
Naval Mobile Construction Battalions
I Marine Expeditionary Force
President Obama

CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter
2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
I Marine Expeditionary Force
Regional Command Southwest
National Geographic Explorer
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