U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Spencer A. Szewczyk, operations

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Spencer A. Szewczyk, operations officer with Recruit Training Regiment, left, presents a certificate of course completion to Irish Defense Forces Capt. Liam McDonnell during a Series Commander Course graduation ceremony at the drill instructor school on Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island, S.C. Nov. 18, 2016. McDonnell attended the class to gain a better understanding of how the U.S. Marine Corps conducts values based training for recruits, officers, and drill instructors in order to improve how the Irish Defence Forces conduct recruit training and to further strengthen relations between the two Nation’s militaries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colby Cooper/Released)