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=========================================================== Marine Corps Involvement Timeline in Afghanistan ============================================================= Nov. 7: Marines from the 15th and 26th Marine Expeditionary Units combined to form Task Force 58 under the command of Brigadier General James N. Mattis, the commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade at Camp Pendleton, California. Members of the Australian, British and German militaries are also included in the task force. Nov. 21: TF 58 Marines start moving supplies and equipment from six Navy ships to undisclosed locations. Operation planning begins in preparation for a Nov. 23 assault on a desert airstrip southwest of Kandahar. Nov. 25: Departing from the amphibious assault ship, the U.S.S Peleliu, Marines fly into Afghanistan aboard six CH-53E helicopters and secure the designated airstrip. Within an hour of the initial landing, equipment and supplies are delivered via C-130 aircraft. Nov. 26: Two AH-1W Cobra attack helicopters hit a column of about 12 Taliban armored vehicles following up an air strike by Navy F-14 Tomcat aircraft. 500-600 Marines occupy the airstrip; arrival of troops and equipment continues throughout the day. Nov. 27: Marines begin building command centers, accommodation and medical facilities, while others patrol the airstrip site in Humvees equipped with TOW missile systems and heavy machine guns. Nov. 28: Troops continue to arrive for communications and hygiene improvements, totaling over 800 Marines. Marines test firepower, firing 81mm mortars into the desert to calibrate the weapons. Nov. 29: The number of troops on the ground exceeds 1,000, as service support Marines and Navy construction Seabeas arrive aboard Air Force C-17 transport planes with steamrollers, road graders and other equipment. The U.S. flag was raised over the Marines Corps camp in southern Afghanistan. Dec. 1: 13th MEU (San Diego) sets sail ahead of schedule, aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard along with two support ships. Dec. 2: Marines have finished building their defensive perimeter and continue to reinforce it. Dec. 3: Three warship-based Harrier jets bomb a target in southern Afghanistan. Personnel and supplies continue to arrive, as Marines prepare for follow up missions. The numbers of combat helicopters at the desert airstrip have nearly been doubled in force, increasing firepower. A detachment of light armored vehicles and anti-armor Humvees from the 26th MEU begin operating from the airstrip. Dec. 4: More equipment and supplies are delivered overnight. Dec. 5: Marines move into a position surrounding Kandahar, preparing to cut off escape routes and intercept enemy troops. Additionally, force reconnaissance Marines of the 15th MEU, patrol the desert looking for threats. Dec. 6: Marines were put on alert and fired mortars from Camp Rhino to keep away Taliban forces probing their defenses. Additionally, a UH-1N Huey helicopter crashed near the airstrip at Camp Rhino. Two servicemen received minor injuries, one of them on the ground. Dec. 7: Three Taliban vehicles approach a team of Marines on heavily armed Humvees at 4 a.m., and the Marines attacked from the ground and from the air killing seven Taliban fighters. No Marines were injured. ==================================== *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! 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