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Regional Command Southwest, abbreviated RC(SW), was an international military
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, of roughly division size, which was one of the components of the
International Security Assistance Force The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) was a multinational military mission in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2014. It was established by United Nations Security Council United Nations Security Council Resolution 1386, Resolution 1386 pursua ...
in
Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is borde ...
. It was stood up on 3 July 2010 largely from an area previously in
Regional Command South In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...
. It was headquartered at Camp Leatherneck with an area of responsibility of largely Helmand and Nimruz provinces. The
United States Marine Corps The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through c ...
provides the majority of the force headquarters. It consisted of
Task Force Helmand Task Force Helmand was the name given to a military unit of the International Security Assistance Force in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Task Force Helmand was part of Regional Command Southwest and consisted primarily of personnel from the Britis ...
of the
British Armed Forces The British Armed Forces, also known as His Majesty's Armed Forces, are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, s ...
(including Denmark and Estonia) and Task Force Leatherneck of the United States Marine Corps.
Provincial Reconstruction Team Helmand The Helmand Provincial Reconstruction Team (HPRT) was established in September 2004. It was led by the US until 1 May 2006, when this responsibility was handed to the UK. HPRT ceased operations in Lashkar Gah on 27 December 2013. Location The ...
was also located in Regional Command Southwest. The command was stood down during 2014.


Previous commanders

*Major General Richard P. Mills 2010-March 2011 *Major General John A. Toolan March 2011-March 2012 *Major General Charles M. Gurganus March 2012 – 2013 *Major General Walter L. Miller 2013-2014 *Brigadier General Dan Yoo 2014


See also

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Train Advise Assist Command – Capital Train Advise Assist Command – Capital (TAAC – Capital) was a multinational military formation, part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission within Afghanistan. The headquarters was in Kabul. Prior to 2014 it was designated Regional Command Capital ...
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Train Advise Assist Command – North Train Advise Assist Command – North (TAAC – North) was a multinational military formation, part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission within Afghanistan. Until 2014 it was designated Regional Command North, under the International Security Assi ...
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Train Advise Assist Command – East Train Advise Assist Command – East (TAAC – East) was a multinational military formation, part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission within Afghanistan. Until 2014 it was designated Regional Command East, part of the International Security Assist ...
* Train Advise Assist Command – South *
Train Advise Assist Command – West Train Advise Assist Command – West (TAAC – West) was a multinational military formation, part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission within Afghanistan. It was previously called Regional Command West under the International Security Assistance For ...
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Train Advise Assist Command – Air Train Advise Assist Command – Air (TAAC – Air) was a multinational military formation, part of NATO's Resolute Support Mission within Afghanistan. Contributing nations included Australia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hu ...
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NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO, ; french: Organisation du traité de l'Atlantique nord, ), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance between 30 member states – 28 European and two N ...


References


External links


Official website
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