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| Maj. Gen. Richard Mills (left), commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), passes the Regional Command Southwest colors to Maj. Gen. John Toolan, commanding general of II MEF (Fwd), during a transfer of authority ceremony on Camp Leatherneck, March 26. Photo by Master Sgt. Brian Jones |
CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan
Gen. John A. Toolan, commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force (Fwd) assumed command of Regional Command Southwest in a ceremony on March 26 2011. Toolan assumed responsibility for operations in Helmand and Nimroz provinces from General Richard P. Mills.
Mills was the first U.S. Marine to lead a NATO regional command in combat, and successfully commanded RC Southwest, which oversees International Security Assistance Forces in Southwestern Afghanistan.
