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the cruelest month” and April has certainly been cruel to our Taliban foes in greater Helmand Prov- ince, as Marine forces tightened their grips on more and more popula- tion centers while imped- ing Taliban lines of com- munications and supply – “ratlines” in the jargon of the Marine planners. Concurrently, initia-
tives to engage and em- power the local popula- tion moved forward on numerous fronts. Infra- structure enhancement. School construction. Ex- panded medical clinics. Female outreach. Mul- lah engagement. Mine clearing. Local govern- ment development. Taliban leaders may
have hoped for a respite, with the April departure of the MEB which had been squeezing them for 11 months. But Brigadier General Lar- ry Nicholson’s brigade was being relieved by an even larger Marine force, under the command of Major General Richard Mi l ls, and the USMC battle rhythm went un- interrupted. Indeed, the operations tempo would be increasing.
This map highlights the location of the Forward Operating Base (FOB) Delhi, in Garmsir, where the Second Battalion of the Second Marine Regiment had been operating.
After having earl ier
traveled to the north- ern outposts in the Ma- rine AO, I returned to Camp Leatherneck to interview outgoing MEB personnel who would finally be heading home after a consequential
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and historic 11 months in-country. General Nicholson and company arrived in Hel- mand last May, ahead of much of their equip- ment. But the Brigade immediately planned and soon executed Op- eration Khanjar to place 4000 Marines into key locations along the Hel- mand River Valley – the Snake. Numerous subsequent
operations like Eastern Resolve and Cobra’s An- ger cut ratlines and iso- lated the Taliban in plac- es like Marjah, which finally fell to coalition
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