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Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commanding general of Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan, salutes the colors at a deactivation ceremony for the unit aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9; symbolically closing another chapter in Marine Corps history following the 13-year conflict known as Operation Enduring Freedom. Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan officially took authority of Regional Command (Southwest) from II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Feb. 5, 2014, and assumed the responsibility to lead coalition operations in Helmand and Nimroz provinces. The Marines completed operations and left Afghanistan Oct. 27, 2014. - Brigadier Gen. Daniel D. Yoo, commanding general of Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan, salutes the colors at a deactivation ceremony for the unit aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Jan. 9; symbolically closing another chapter in Marine Corps history following the 13-year conflict known as Operation Enduring Freedom. Marine Expeditionary Brigade - Afghanistan officially took authority of Regional Command (Southwest) from II Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) Feb. 5, 2014, and assumed the responsibility to lead coalition operations in Helmand and Nimroz provinces. The Marines completed operations and left Afghanistan Oct. 27, 2014.