Marine to lead Southcom

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  Then-Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly in Ramadi, Iraq, in 2008. Capt. Timothy E. LeMaster / USMC CAPT. TIMOTHY E. LeMASTER

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  U.S. Marine, Maj. Gen. John Kelly, then serving as the Marine Expeditionary Force I Multi National Force-West Commanding General salutes alongside Iraqi Army soldiers, Iraqi Police, and local Sheiks stand while the Iraqi National Anthem was at a ceremony at the Provincial Government Center in Ramadi, Iraq, on Sept. 1, 2008. Lance Cpl. Grant T. Walker / USMC LANCE CPL GRANT T. WALKER

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  Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, commanding general, Multi-National Force-West, steps of a Marine helicopter at Al Asad Air Base. Kelly transferred his headquarters on Nov. 14, 2008. after ordering Camp Fallujah to be closed. Camp Fallujah will be handed back to the Iraqis in the next few months. More than 8,000 Marines from the camp have been relocated throughout the Anbar province or sent home. LCPL LINDSAY L. SAYRES / USMC

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  U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, Commanding General, from Boston, Mass., attends an intelligence brief at a small camp near the Saudi Arabian border and Sahl Sinjar, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2008. Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, from Boston, Mass., traveled to Sahl Sinjar and areas near the Saudi Arabian border to view facilities, living conditions, and meet with fellow U.S. Marines. LCPL LINDSAY L. SAYRES / USMC

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  U.S. Marines with 1-29/7 Military Transit Team, listen as U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. Kelly, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, from Boston, Mass., thanks them for their hard work and dedication to their cause, Camp Nukhayb, Iraq, Dec. 2, 2008. Maj. Gen. Kelly, visits with Marines with 1-29/7 MiTT to check on morale and well-being. LCPL LINDSAY L. SAYRES / USMC

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  The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force Command Element arrives at the the Jump Command Post in Ninewa, Iraq, Dec. 5, 2008. The Jump CP is the command and control for all units operating in the temporary area of operations Tripoli. SGT. JASON W. FUDGE / USMC

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  U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, commanding general, I Marine Expeditionary Force is interviewed at a press conference that is set up after the dedication ceremony at the Division Training Center, Camp Mejid, Al Asad, Iraq, Nov. 20, 2008. LCPL LINDSAY L. SAYRES / USMC

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  U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force, from Boston, Mass., and Marines with Personal Security Detachment Team 3, I MEF, evaluate their route to Nukhayb, Iraq, Dec.1. PSD, and Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly convoy south to attend briefs and visit Marines. LCPL LINDSAY L. SAYRES / USMC

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  U.S. Marine Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force (I MEF), from Boston, Mass., stops for a photo after speaking at the Provincial Election Summit, Provincial Government Center, Ramadi, Iraq, Dec. 4, 2008. LCPL LINDSAY L. SAYRES / USMC