The Spanish and American flag fly side-by-side during
The Spanish and American flag fly side-by-side during a reveille and retreat ceremony on Moròn Air Base, Spain, May 22, 2015. The Spanish base’s commanding officer extended the courtesy of flying the U.S. ensig... More
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, demonstrate room clearing procedures during a bilateral training exercise on Quartier Colonel de Chabrieres, France, May 28... More
A CH-53E Super Stallion prepares to land at TLZ Egret
A CH-53E Super Stallion prepares to land at TLZ Egret during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 21, 2016. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2... More
Pfc. Caleb Lebrun listens to an instructor as they
Pfc. Caleb Lebrun listens to an instructor as they review the steps of operating a M240B medium machine gun during a command post exercise at Bogue Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, N.C., Nov. 3, 2016. Mari... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa perform fire-man carries while conducting physical fitness training with Benin Nati... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa compete in a final soccer match with the Uganda People’s Defence Force soldiers. The UPDF soldiers claimed the f... More
Key leaders with the Uganda People’s Defence Force
Key leaders with the Uganda People’s Defence Force and personnel with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa pose for a photo during the dedication ceremony of Forward Observation B... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task-Force Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, train with U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit during a pistol qualif... More
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Perez, a Helicopter Rope
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Kevin Perez, a Helicopter Rope Suspension Technique instructor with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, looks out the ramp of an MV-22 Osprey during fast-... More
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa prepare to raise the colors during a reveille and retreat ceremony on Moròn Air Base, Spain, May 22, 2015. The Spanish base’... More
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa move toward an objective during a training exercise on Quartier Colonel de Chabrieres, France, May 29, 2015. Marines station... More
A Marine performs the proper way to check detainees
A Marine performs the proper way to check detainees for threats during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 21, 2016. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Ba... More
Pfc. Courtney Libra practices the proper misfire procedures
Pfc. Courtney Libra practices the proper misfire procedures on a M240B machine gun during a command post exercise at Bogue Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, N.C., Nov. 3, 2016. Combat Logistics Battalion 6 ... More
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, conducts Marine Corps Martial Arts training with Benin National Surveillance Police students in Co... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa compete in a final soccer match with the Uganda People’s Defence Force Soldiers. The UPDF soldiers claimed the f... More
Uganda People's Defense Force leadership and U.S Marines
Uganda People's Defense Force leadership and U.S Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa partake in theatre security cooperation graduation at Camp Singo, Uganda, April ... More
U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit
U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit fire a M9 pistol during a pistol qualification range with U.S. Marines of Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task-Force Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Fo... More
U.S. service members attend a reveille and retreat
U.S. service members attend a reveille and retreat ceremony on Moròn Air Base, Spain, May 22, 2015. The Spanish base’s commanding officer extended the courtesy of flying the U.S. ensign on a Spanish Air Force b... More
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa move toward an objective during a training exercise on Quartier Colonel de Chabrieres, France, May 29, 2015. Marines station... More
Marines practice detaining mock foreign nationals during
Marines practice detaining mock foreign nationals during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 21, 2016. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd M... More
Marines listen to Cpl. Joseph Kruggel as he explains
Marines listen to Cpl. Joseph Kruggel as he explains the operation procedures of a M240B machine gun during a command post exercise at Bogue Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, N.C., Nov. 3, 2016. Combat Logi... More
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, conducts Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training with Benin National Surveillance Polic... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and members of Uganda People's Defence Force pose for a photograph after competing in a final soccer match between UPDF sold... More
Brig. Gen. Jack Bakasumba with the Uganda People's
Brig. Gen. Jack Bakasumba with the Uganda People's Defence Force speaks to the recent UPDF graduates and personnel with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa during a theatre secur... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task-Force Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, prepare to fire a M9 pistol with U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit d... More
U.S. service members stand after raising the U.S. and
U.S. service members stand after raising the U.S. and Spanish flags during a reveille and retreat ceremony on Moròn Air Base, Spain, May 22, 2015. The Spanish base’s commanding officer extended the courtesy of ... More
Service members with the French Foreign Legion’s 6th
Service members with the French Foreign Legion’s 6th Light Armored Brigade and U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa step out towards an objective during a traini... More
Marines consider their options after locating the down
Marines consider their options after locating the down unmanned aerial vehicle during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 21, 2016. Marines with Charlie ... More
Marines and sailors close a tent to be packed away
Marines and sailors close a tent to be packed away during a command post exercise at Bogue Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, N.C., Nov. 3, 2016. Combat Logistics Battalion 6 conducted the training in prepar... More
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, conducts Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training with Benin National Surveillance Polic... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa compete in a final soccer match with the Uganda People’s Defence Force Soldiers. The UPDF soldiers claimed the f... More
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member receives
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member receives a certificate of completion during a theatre security cooperation graduation at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 28, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF Marines and sailors trai... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task-Force Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, fire a M9 pistol with U.S. Marines of the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit during a pis... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan Rhoades, a rifleman with
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ethan Rhoades, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, folds the American flag during a reveille and retreat ceremony on Moròn Air Base, Spain... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Matthew Medina, left, a platoon
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Matthew Medina, left, a platoon commander with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, and Cpl. Drew Blais, a squad leader with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, coordinate w... More
An Infantry Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,
An Infantry Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment sprints to his security position during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 2... More
Lance Cpl. Juan Medellin fires the M240B medium machine
Lance Cpl. Juan Medellin fires the M240B medium machine gun during a command post exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 3, 2016. Combat Logistics Battalion 6 conducted the training in preparation for their Marin... More
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, demonstrates techniques during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training with Benin Natio... More
1st Lt. Kristin Belessis, theatre security cooperation
1st Lt. Kristin Belessis, theatre security cooperation team officer in charge with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, conducts a defensive slide during the final soccer match b... More
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member salutes
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member salutes the UPDF leadership and U.S. Marine instructors during a theatre security graduation at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 28, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF Marines and sailo... More
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine-Air Ground Task-Force Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit repair targets during a pistol qualification r... More
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa and U.S. Airmen with 496th Air Base Squadron fold an American and Spanish flag during a reveille and retreat ceremony on Mor... More
A service member with the French Foreign Legion’s 6th
A service member with the French Foreign Legion’s 6th Light Armored Brigade posts security during a training exercise on Quartier Colonel de Chabrieres, France, May 29, 2015. U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose M... More
An Infantry Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion,
An Infantry Marine with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment maintains the security gate during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 21, 20... More
A Marine assists in tearing down camp at the end of
A Marine assists in tearing down camp at the end of a command post exercise at Bogue Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field, N.C., Nov. 3, 2016. Combat Logistics Battalion 6 conducted the training in preparation ... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, conduct Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training with Benin National Sur... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine
U.S. Marines and sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa compete in a final soccer match with the Uganda People’s Defence Force Soldiers. The UPDF soldiers claimed the f... More
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member receives
A Uganda People's Defense Force service member receives a certificate of completion from Sgt. Nathan Young, a heavy equipment operator and instructor with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Res... More
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa render a salute during a reveille and retreat ceremony on Moròn Air Base, Spain, May 22, 2015. The Spanish base’s commanding... More
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa move toward an objective during a training exercise with the French Foreign Legion’s 6th Light Armored Brigade on Quartier C... More
Marines discuss their extract during a tactical recovery
Marines discuss their extract during a tactical recovery of aircraft and personnel training exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Sept. 21, 2016. Marines with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd ... More
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, conducts Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP) training with Benin National Surveillance Polic... More
Brig. Gen. Jack Bakasumba and 1st Lt. Kristen Belessis
Brig. Gen. Jack Bakasumba and 1st Lt. Kristen Belessis recognize Capt. Bryce Saddoris, Uganda team officer with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, for the successful training o... More
U.S. service members attend a reveille and retreat
U.S. service members attend a reveille and retreat ceremony on Moròn Air Base, Spain, May 22, 2015. The Spanish base’s commanding officer extended the courtesy of flying the U.S. ensign on a Spanish Air Force b... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Matthew Medina, right, a
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Matthew Medina, right, a platoon commander with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, and a service member with the French Foreign Legions 6th Light Armo... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, teach small-unit infantry tactics and patrolling to Benin National Surveillance Po... More
A Uganda People's Defence Force soldier receives a
A Uganda People's Defence Force soldier receives a certificate of completion during a theatre security graduation at Camp Singo, Uganda, April 28, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF Marines and sailors trained with their part... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Ficci, a field
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Daniel Ficci, a field radio operator with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, observes a French aircraft displaying a ‘show of force’ in support of ... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, teach small-unit infantry tactics and patrolling to Benin National Surveillance Po... More
Service members with the French Foreign Legion’s 6th
Service members with the French Foreign Legion’s 6th Light Armored Brigade assault an objective during a bilateral seize and capture training exercise on Quartier Colonel de Chabrieres, France, May 29, 2015. U.... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, teach small-unit infantry tactics to Benin National Surveillance Police students i... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mark Dupuis, a rifleman
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Mark Dupuis, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, moves toward cover during a seize and capture training exercise on Quartier Colone... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, teach small-unit infantry tactics and patrolling to Benin National Surveillance Po... More
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose
A Marine with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, teaches small-unit infantry tactics to Benin National Surveillance Police students in Cotonou, Ben... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa teach small-unit infantry tactics to Benin National Surveillance Police students in... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa do push-ups while conducting physical fitness training with Benin National Surveill... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa perform sprints while conducting physical fitness training with Benin National Surv... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa perform sprints while conducting physical fitness training with Benin National Surv... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa perform fire-man carries while conducting physical fitness training with Benin Nati... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation
U.S. Marines and sailors with Security Cooperation Team-3, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa perform fire-man carries while conducting physical fitness training with Benin Nati... More
Lance Cpl. Juan Medellin fires the M240B medium machine
Lance Cpl. Juan Medellin fires the M240B medium machine gun during a command post exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 3, 2016. Combat Logistics Battalion 6 conducted the training in preparation for their Marin... More