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U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe/Africa
Stuttgart, Germany

Sep 25, 2013

A battalion chaplain blesses the formation of troops during a departure ceremony held at the Vaziani Training Area Sept. 19, 2013. Having completed six months of training, the 31st and Batumi battalions will now deploy to the Helmand Province of Afghanistan where they have been fighting shoulder to shoulder with U.S. Marines since 2009. The training is officially known as the Georgian Deployment Program – ISAF and this marks the 10th and 11th rotations of Georgian soldiers who have trained under the program.

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