FORWARD OPERATING BASE DELARAM II, Nimroz province, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan – General James F. Amos, Commandant of the Marine Corps, addresses the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 8 during his visit to Delaram May 12. The commandant’s tour of the RCT-8 Area of Operations included visits to the Marines serving in Sangin, Musa Qala, and Gereshk. Amos spoke to the Marines about their importance to the war efforts and issues concerning the Marines. “After 10 years of doing counterinsurgency operations here in Afghanistan, the Marine Corps knows what they’re doing,” said Amos. “You have every reason to be proud to wear this uniform.”
Sergeant Major Carlton Kent, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, addresses the Marines of Regimental Combat Team 8 during his visit to Delaram May 12. The SMMC stressed the importance of Marine non-commissioned officers and the important role they are playing. Corporal Christopher Paulson, the legal clerk for Regimental Combat Team 8, took these words to heart “Small unit leadership is just as important today as it has been since the founding of the Corps,” said Paulson. “The fact that our NCOs are teaching our junior Marines how to be good NCOs so our Marine Corps can continue to build and we can press forward was an important point for all the Marines to hear.”
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