Marine Cpls. George Eifert (left), 22, from Cambridge, Minn., and Jacob Morris, 22, from Iowa Park, Texas, motor transport Marines with Trucks Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, load a generator onto a 7-ton truck while retrograding military equipment here, April 15, 2012, in preparation for the position's transfer to Afghan forces. Over the last 16 months, Afghan and coalition forces employed Combat Outpost Torbert as a key location for stabilization and the growth of governance in the once-volatile Banadar region of Helmand province's Garmsir district. The nearing assumption o
Marine Cpls. George Eifert (left), 22, from Cambridge, Minn., and Jacob Morris, 22, from Iowa Park, Texas, motor transport Marines with Trucks Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, load a generator onto a 7-ton truck while retrograding military equipment here, April 15, 2012, in preparation for the position's transfer to Afghan forces. Over the last 16 months, Afghan and coalition forces employed Combat Outpost Torbert as a key location for stabilization and the growth of governance in the once-volatile Banadar region of Helmand province's Garmsir district. The nearing assumption of lead security responsibility in Garmsir by Afghan forces enabled Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Bn., 3rd Marines, to transfer COP Torbert to Afghan Border Police, April 20. The position was named in honor of fallen Marine Cpl. Eric M. Torbert, Jr., a 25-year-old combat engineer from Lancaster, Pa., who was killed by an improvised explosive device in Banadar, Dec. 18, 2010. Though COP Torbert is now run by Afghan forces, they've honored Cpl. Torbert's sacrifice by maintaining the position's name. Preserving A MarineE28099s Sacrifice, The Evolution of Combat Outpost Torbert 120415-M-MM918-005
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