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Capt. Christopher Banweg, a reserve Marine civil affairs officer, teaches a local Afghan farmer how to operate a radio here Dec. 10, 2009. Banweg recently returned from a seven-month tour with the 4th Civil Affairs Group in Afghanistan. (Published with permission of The Christian Science Monitor, not authorized for republication) - Capt. Christopher Banweg, a reserve Marine civil affairs officer, teaches a local Afghan farmer how to operate a radio here Dec. 10, 2009. Banweg recently returned from a seven-month tour with the 4th Civil Affairs Group in Afghanistan. (Published with permission of The Christian Science Monitor, not authorized for republication)

Reserve Marine officer finds niche civil affairs

Second Lt. Christopher Banweg walked out of his staff platoon commander’s office in a state of shock in November 2000. During his six months of hard work at The Basic School, he had aspired to become a combat arms officer; to lead Marines in small unit tactics, both in training and real-world operations.“Financial Management Officer, 3404,” the

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