U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Corey A. Sammons (left),

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Corey A. Sammons (left), and Anthony R. Solivais (right), with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, train in hand to hand combat on Camp Broche's commando course in New Caledonia, Oct. 6, during Exercise AMERCAL 2011. AMERCAL is a platoon-level combat arms combined exchange between the French Armed Forces in New Caledonia and U.S. Marines with the purpose of maintaining a high level of interoperability, enhancing military-to-military relations and improving mutual combat capabilities with French allies.