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CSAC Year in Review
The MOAA 2010-11 Presidents’ Cur- rently Serving Advi- sory Council (CSAC) concluded its yearlong service to MOAA with an appreciation dinner held in its honor. This group of cur-
rently serving officers spent from September 2010 through May providing insight and information to keep MOAA’s board and headquarters staff
Marines Prep for Spring Offensive M
arines with the 3rd Battal- ion, 4th Marine Regiment are preparing for an
anticipated spring offensive from insurgents by gather- ing information and build- ing rapport with the local population. The regiment currently is assigned to Regimental Combat Team 8, 2nd Marine Division (Forward), which heads ground combat efforts in southwest Afghanistan. On a recent patrol, one villager al-
lowed a Marine to hold his infant daugh- ter. Other children shook hands with
PHOTOS: ABOVE AND TOP, CPL. MARCO MANCHA, USMC; RIGHT, CMDR. KATHERINE TRACY, USNR-RET.
Marines in the poppy and wheat fields that surround Helmand province. Farm- ers are growing more and more wheat as an alterna- tive to the illegal poppy. A team of soldiers with
the Afghan national army joins the Marines on most patrols and has become an important component in helping the Marines gather information, build good relationships with village elders, and find out
where local schools, mosques, and mar- kets are located. — Cpl. Marco Mancha, USMC
updated on challenges affecting servicemem- bers. Input helped influence legislative initiatives on a mul- titude of issues from the Post-9/11 GI Bill to wounded-warrior care. CSAC members
participated in the an- nual meeting, Marix Awards, and Storming the Hill events and met every other month at MOAA headquar- ters. A new group of CSAC members will be chosen this fall.
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