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CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. - More than 100 Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 5 returned from a four-month deployment to Afghanistan here Aug. 4. Family members awaited the arrival of their Marines at the CLB-5 Parade deck.
“They’re very excited,” said Christine Winicki, the family readiness officer of CLB-5. “A lot of the spouses are nervous, even though it’s only been four months.”
Families greeted the Marines with signs, hugs and smiling faces.
“I can’t wait for them to come back,” Fitzgerald said. “We had fun out there. We did what we had to get done,and now it’s time to get started on training again.”
The Marines of CLB-5 supported three infantry battalions and 1st Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion while deployed. Most of the battalion is slated to return from the deployment two months early. A combat logistics platoon stayed behind to facilitate the transfer of tactical logistics support to battalions in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
“They did really well and they worked hard,” said Maj. Karin Fitzgerald, executive officer, CLB-5. “We shared a really good relationship with our supported units.”
They conducted seven months’ worth of work in four months, “when it comes to just sheer miles driven, packs hauled and cargo moved,” said Fitzgerald, who returned from the deployment two weeks ago.
A big part of the responsibility of CLB-5 is retrograding their support and equipment as the number of troops draws down from Afghanistan.
“We facilitated in shaping the battlefield for the transition,” Fitzgerald said. “At the same time, we were doing our own retrograding of equipment because our battalion is being replaced by a combat logistics platoon.”
| Date Taken: | 08.04.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 08.15.2012 13:48 |
| Story ID: | 93275 |
| Location: | CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Web Views: | 460 |
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