Brigadier James Woodham, commander of Task Force Helmand, gives his parting remarks as the final commander of TFH during the merger ceremony for the task force and Regional Command (Southwest) aboard Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, April 1, 2014. Following eight years of combat operations in Helmand province, the ceremony marked the end of the United Kingdom’s military headquarters in southwestern Afghanistan. The functions of the British headquarters element now reside with RC(SW). The task force was established in April 2006 and has conducted 16 rotations since its beginning.