Marine Forces Europe and Africa

 

Marine Forces Europe and Africa

United States Marine Corps

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Latvian introduction to FET concepts by U.S. Marines represents collective security in Europe June 30, 2014 — It started with a respect for cultural norms; since male servicemembers were prohibited from merely looking or talking to women in Iraq and Afghanistan, searching a Muslim woman at an entry-control point was not allowed and caused security concerns. The solution was the Lioness program, where all-female Marine teams deployed to implement MORE
Midshipmen go to Spain to train with the Marines June 26, 2014 — This past summer, four midshipmen left the pristine halls and classrooms of the U.S. Naval Academy and stepped into a new environment of rigorous training with the Marines.Midshipmen Zachary Gawboy, Zachary Elsner, Lukas Alland, and Ryan Lewandowski from the U.S. Naval Academy all received the opportunity to train with U.S. Marines of MORE
Marines climb to new heights in Spain June 23, 2014 — High above the forest floor, a platoon of infantry moves about the steep faces of the Spanish Pyrenees. Their military discipline contrasts the untamable wilderness like the frigid mountain air defies the expected scorching of June.The scene is picturesque. The task is daunting. Both were of little matter to the Americans and the Spanish as they MORE
Teacher gives up classroom for dress blues June 20, 2014 — Many would say that being a teacher could be one of the most fulfilling and rewarding, yet hard and stressful jobs around. Corporal Joshua Braun, a ground radio technician with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, would agree. Braun found himself in a non-traditional teaching role right after he graduated from Ashland University MORE
American, Spanish Marines combine for amphibious training June 20, 2014 — Exhaustion had set in and the summer heat wore down their bodies, but the Marines knew that there was no choice but to accomplish the mission. Anything less was unacceptable – a failure not only to themselves but to their brethren, Spanish and American alike.That intensity was demonstrated when U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground MORE
Marines, Georgians build interoperability during Agile Spirit 14 through live-fire training June 18, 2014 — Exercise Agile Spirit 14 started with a “bang” as Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fired on various weapon ranges with soldiers of the Georgian Armed Forces in the Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 10-11, 2014.Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled bilateral engagement hosted by MORE
Baseball game highlights Wounded Warriors, national team June 18, 2014 — Georgians and Americans alike gathered at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, on May 31, to watch Marines from the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa’s Georgia Deployment Program play a friendly game against the Georgian National Baseball Team.The event was hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the MORE
Agile Spirit 14’s CPX key to U.S., Georgian planning partnerships June 18, 2014 — In its fourth iteration, Agile Spirit has grown from a battalion-level training engagement to include, for the first time, an integrated, brigade-level command-post exercise during its two-week evolution.“The function of the command-post exercise is to promote interoperability between the U.S. and Georgian forces, focusing on the themes of MORE
Agile Spirit’s Fourth iteration indicative of U.S., Georgian commitments June 16, 2014 — Indicative of their commitments to global security, U.S. Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces are demonstrating their continued progress toward collective security with the fourth iteration of exercise Agile Spirit.Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by the Caucasus country that began in 2011 to deepen the MORE
Senegalese Commandos, Marines finish ‘train the trainer’ course June 5, 2014 — The open water was rough, but so were the commandos. The boats were rigid, but so was their desire to complete the training.The Commandos are Senegalese, from the Compagnie de Fusilier Marine Commandos, and took part in a six-week long training mission with a group of U.S. Marines throughout April and May, 2014.The course was designed to enable the MORE

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