 Cpl.
Antonio Tellez, an administrative clerk with
Headquarters Battery, 1st Battalion, 12th Marine
Regiment, holds his 3-month-old son before
departing Marine Corps Base Hawaii on a
seven-month deployment to Afghanistan in support
of Operation Enduring Freedom, April 25, 2011.
Over the course of the week, approximately
550 Marine and sailors from 1/12 left Hawaii to
replace 1st Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, in
Afghanistan's Helmand province.
Unlike
their last two deployments - supporting Task
Forces Military Police in Iraq - 1/12 will
revert back to its primary mission and provide
artillery fire support to 2nd Marine Division
(Forward) during ongoing counterinsurgency
operations in the province.
Photo by USMC
Cpl. Reece E. Lodder |
