U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chaichana Kulvanish, a

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Chaichana Kulvanish, a platoon sergeant with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, acts as an opposing force member as U.S. Marine Corps Cpls. Derrick Higgs and Bradley Friang, both infantrymen with the 22nd MEU, approach him at a range near Arta, Djibouti, Dec. 28. Kulvanish is orginally from Bellevue, Wash., Higgs from Middletown, Va., and Friange from Cary, N.C. The 22nd MEU conducted a raid as a final exercise before making their way back to the U.S.