Marine Forces Europe and Africa

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and Spanish reconnaissance soldiers fire M40 A6 and SAS M110 sniper rifles during a training event in Sierra De Retin, Spain, Dec. 19, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a rotational force deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter)

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa swim through a passageway while competing in an 8K race with Spanish soldiers in San Fernando, Spain, Dec. 19, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a rotational force deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter)

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1 attends an Italian Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony at the Commonwealth War Cemetery in Catania, Italy, Nov. 17, 2018. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF-CR-AF strengthen partnerships with the host nation by participating in community relations events during their deployment. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1stLt. Christin St. John)

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1 meet with a student from Istituto Professionale Alberghiero Giovanni Falcone for a language interaction class and a Thanksgiving dinner in Giarre, Italy, Nov. 22, 2018. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF-CR-AF strengthen partnerships with the host nation by participating in community relations events during their deployment. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Rodney Scott)

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa practice calling for fire during a close-air-support training event in Sierra De Retin, Spain, Dec. 20, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a rotational force deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter)

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa practice riot-control techniques during a non-lethal training event at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 14, 2018. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a rotational force deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter)

A U.S. Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and a German soldier set security during a training event in Seedorf, Germany, Dec. 4, 2018. This event, which focused on infantry tactics and maneuvers, marked the first time U.S. Marines have trained with German Fallschirmjäger Regiment-31. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a rotational force deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter)

A Spanish soldier performs a military free-fall jump from a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130T during Death From Above in Torrejon, Spain, Nov. 29, 2018. Death From Above is a bilateral exercise that allows U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa and Spanish soldiers to practice high-altitude jumps and air-delivery drops. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a rotational force deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Katelyn Hunter)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe (MRF-E) 19.1 fire a M252 81 mm mortar system in Setermoen, Norway, Nov 27, 2018. This training will increase MRF-E Marines’ proficiency at cold-weather and mountain-warfare tactical operations in cold-weather environments. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nghia Tran)

U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force-Europe (MRF-E) 19.1 participates in an Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray course in Setermoen, Norway, Nov 24, 2018. This course consists of Marines battling the effects of OC while executing self-defense techniques and methods of detaining. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Nghia Tran)