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Task Force Leatherneck

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Active
  
2009-2014?

Size
  
10,700

Task Force Leatherneck

Country
  
United States of America

Branch
  
United States Marine Corps

Type
  
Marine Expeditionary Brigade

Role
  
Expeditionary combat forces

Task Force Leatherneck or MEB-Afghanistan is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force currently operating in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The name was originally given to the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade during its 2009-10 for Operation Enduring Freedom as part of Regional Command South. It is also the name used by the 1st Marine Division and 2nd Marine Division during their deployments to Afghanistan. Task Force Leatherneck is commanded by Brigadier General Larry D. Nicholson with the command element at Camp Leatherneck. The task force took over the battlespace from Special Purpose MAGTF-Afghanistan on May 29, 2009. In July 2009, Task Force Leatherneck participated in Operation Strike of the Sword (Operation Khanjar), the largest Marine Corps operation since the Battle of Fallujah, and then in February 2010 an even larger battle, the largest of the Afghan Campaign, Operation Moshtarak (Operation Together).

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Order of Battle

Task Force Leatherneck comprised two regimental combat teams and four separate battalions with approximately 10,700 personnel.

Operation Enduring Freedom 9.2

  • 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade/Task Force Leatherneck/Feb 2009 - Mar 2010
    • 5th Battalion 10th Marines (5/10) - Brigade Headquarters Group (BHG) 3rd Marine Regiment (RCT 3) 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (-) (2d LAR) Det, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion Det, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) Marine Aircraft Group 40 Combat Logistics Regiment 2
  • 1st Marine Division (Forward)
  • Regimental Combat Team 5
  • Regimental Combat Team 6

    • Operation Enduring Freedom 10.1

  • 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade
    • 5th Battalion 10th Marines (5/10) - Brigade Headquarters Group (BHG) 7th Marine Regiment (RCT 7) 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion (-) (2d LAR) Det, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion Det, 2nd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) Det, 1st & 3rd Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) Marine Aircraft Group 40 Combat Logistics Regiment 2

    Commanders

  • 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade between 2009 and March 2010
  • Brig. Gen. Joseph Osterman between March 2010 and March 15, 2011 (1st Marine Division (Forward))
  • Brigadier General Lewis Craparotta between March 15, 2011 and February 25, 2012 (2nd Marine Division (Forward))
  • Brigadier General Larry D. Nicholson

    • References

    Task Force Leatherneck Wikipedia
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