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Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class James White, a corpsman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, accurately fires an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun on target during exercise Agile Spirit aboard Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by Georgia that began in 2011 in order to strengthen the two countries by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements, to include small-unit interaction between the Marines and Georgians that demonstrates their commitments toward collective, global security. (Official Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class James White, a corpsman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, accurately fires an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun on target during exercise Agile Spirit aboard Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by Georgia that began in 2011 in order to strengthen the two countries by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements, to include small-unit interaction between the Marines and Georgians that demonstrates their commitments toward collective, global security. (Official Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiitng

Sergeant Timothy Carkhuff, an 81mm mortar section leader with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, precisely fires his M4 rifle on target during exercise Agile Spirit aboard Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by Georgia that began in 2011 in order to strengthen the two countries by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements, to include small-unit interaction between the Marines and Georgians that demonstrates their commitments toward collective, global security. (Official Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Sergeant Timothy Carkhuff, an 81mm mortar section leader with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, precisely fires his M4 rifle on target during exercise Agile Spirit aboard Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by Georgia that began in 2011 in order to strengthen the two countries by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements, to include small-unit interaction between the Marines and Georgians that demonstrates their commitments toward collective, global security. (Official Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiitng

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class James White, a corpsman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, accurately fires an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun on target during exercise Agile Spirit aboard Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by Georgia that began in 2011 in order to strengthen the two countries by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements, to include small-unit interaction between the Marines and Georgians that demonstrates their commitments toward collective, global security. (Official Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class James White, a corpsman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, accurately fires an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun on target during exercise Agile Spirit aboard Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by Georgia that began in 2011 in order to strengthen the two countries by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements, to include small-unit interaction between the Marines and Georgians that demonstrates their commitments toward collective, global security. (Official Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiitng

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Wilhelm, right, fires an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun as Lance Cpl. Daniel Holt, left, assists. Both Marines are assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and were conducting a course of fire that also included the M4 service rifle and the M249 light machine gun during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Joseph Wilhelm, right, fires an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun as Lance Cpl. Daniel Holt, left, assists. Both Marines are assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and were conducting a course of fire that also included the M4 service rifle and the M249 light machine gun during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

Lance Cpl. Kyle McNicholas, an infantryman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon during exercise Agile Spirit aboard Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by Georgia that began in 2011 in order to strengthen the two countries by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements, to include small-unit interaction between the Marines and Georgians that demonstrates their commitments toward collective, global security. (Official Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Lance Cpl. Kyle McNicholas, an infantryman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon during exercise Agile Spirit aboard Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by Georgia that began in 2011 in order to strengthen the two countries by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements, to include small-unit interaction between the Marines and Georgians that demonstrates their commitments toward collective, global security. (Official Marine Corps motion imagery by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiitng

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Castro of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, sights in and fires his M4 service rifle on target during a live-fire exercise as part of exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Castro of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, sights in and fires his M4 service rifle on target during a live-fire exercise as part of exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew J. Richey of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, explains the components and functionality of the AT-4 light anti-armor weapon to Georgian soldiers during a live-fire exercise at Agile Spirit 14, Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Matthew J. Richey of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, explains the components and functionality of the AT-4 light anti-armor weapon to Georgian soldiers during a live-fire exercise at Agile Spirit 14, Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle McNicholas of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon during a live-fire exercise along with Georgian soldiers during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle McNicholas of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon during a live-fire exercise along with Georgian soldiers during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Abdur Mann of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon during a live-fire exercise with Georgian soldiers during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Abdur Mann of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon during a live-fire exercise with Georgian soldiers during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Weems of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon while conducting live fire along with Georgian soldiers during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Matthew Weems of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon while conducting live fire along with Georgian soldiers during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Hall, right, assisted by Cpl. Dylan Hanks, both of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun while conducting a course of fire that also included the M4 service rifle and the M249 light machine gun during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. John Hall, right, assisted by Cpl. Dylan Hanks, both of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun while conducting a course of fire that also included the M4 service rifle and the M249 light machine gun during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aaron Keene of Black Sea Rotational Force from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment fires an M249 light machine gun during a course of fire that also included the M4 service rifle and the M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aaron Keene of Black Sea Rotational Force from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment fires an M249 light machine gun during a course of fire that also included the M4 service rifle and the M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun during exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, June 11, 2014. This fourth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise will run until 21 June, and includes live-fire training and a field exercise with both countries. The exercise is conducted with the Georgian Armed Forces within the Vaziani Training Area to increase partnership capacity and interoperability between the two nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas

A player on the Georgian National Baseball Team prepares to swing during a May 31 baseball game at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, between the US Marines and the Georgian National Baseball Team. The game was hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the Georgian Ministry of Defense to raise awareness of the Georgian Wounded Warrior Program. The US Marines team was comprised of Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa’s Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF. The Marine Forces Europe and Africa-led program has trained Georgian battalions to support ISAF missions in Afghanistan, serving alongside U.S. and other partner-nation’s forces.

A player on the Georgian National Baseball Team prepares to swing during a May 31 baseball game at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, between the US Marines and the Georgian National Baseball Team. The game was hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the Georgian Ministry of Defense to raise awareness of the Georgian Wounded Warrior Program. The US Marines team was comprised of Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa’s Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF. The Marine Forces Europe and Africa-led program has trained Georgian battalions to support ISAF missions in Afghanistan, serving alongside U.S. and other partner-nation’s forces.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Sgt. Conor Dougherty, a ground radio repairman with the Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF, throws to first base during a baseball game at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, between the US Marines and the Georgian National Baseball Team, hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the Georgian Ministry of Defense to raise awareness of the Georgian Wounded Warrior Program, May 31. Through GDP-I, the Georgian military has trained with Marines to serve alongside U.S. forces and other partner nations for support to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.

Sgt. Conor Dougherty, a ground radio repairman with the Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF, throws to first base during a baseball game at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, between the US Marines and the Georgian National Baseball Team, hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the Georgian Ministry of Defense to raise awareness of the Georgian Wounded Warrior Program, May 31. Through GDP-I, the Georgian military has trained with Marines to serve alongside U.S. forces and other partner nations for support to the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Players on the Georgian National Baseball Team and the US Marines team congratulate each other on a game well played at the conclusion of a baseball game at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, between the US Marines and the Georgian National Baseball Team. The game was hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the Georgian Ministry of Defense to raise awareness of the Georgian Wounded Warrior Program. The US Marines team was comprised of Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa’s Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF. The Marine Forces Europe and Africa-led program has trained Georgian battalions to support ISAF missions in Afghanistan, serving alongside U.S. and other partner-nation’s forces.

Players on the Georgian National Baseball Team and the US Marines team congratulate each other on a game well played at the conclusion of a baseball game at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, between the US Marines and the Georgian National Baseball Team. The game was hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the Georgian Ministry of Defense to raise awareness of the Georgian Wounded Warrior Program. The US Marines team was comprised of Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa’s Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF. The Marine Forces Europe and Africa-led program has trained Georgian battalions to support ISAF missions in Afghanistan, serving alongside U.S. and other partner-nation’s forces.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Players on the Georgian National Baseball Team and the US Marines team congratulate each other on a game well played at the conclusion of a baseball game at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, between the US Marines and the Georgian National Baseball Team. The game was hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the Georgian Ministry of Defense to raise awareness of the Georgian Wounded Warrior Program. The US Marines team was comprised of Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa’s Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF. The Marine Forces Europe and Africa-led program has trained Georgian battalions to support ISAF missions in Afghanistan, serving alongside U.S. and other partner-nation’s forces.

Players on the Georgian National Baseball Team and the US Marines team congratulate each other on a game well played at the conclusion of a baseball game at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, between the US Marines and the Georgian National Baseball Team. The game was hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the Georgian Ministry of Defense to raise awareness of the Georgian Wounded Warrior Program. The US Marines team was comprised of Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa’s Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF. The Marine Forces Europe and Africa-led program has trained Georgian battalions to support ISAF missions in Afghanistan, serving alongside U.S. and other partner-nation’s forces.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

A player on the US Marines team prepares to bunt the ball during a May 31 baseball game at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, between the US Marines and the Georgian National Baseball Team. The game was hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the Georgian Ministry of Defense to raise awareness of the Georgian Wounded Warrior Program. The US Marines team was comprised of Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa’s Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF. The Marine Forces Europe and Africa-led program has trained Georgian battalions to support ISAF missions in Afghanistan, serving alongside U.S. and other partner-nation’s forces.

A player on the US Marines team prepares to bunt the ball during a May 31 baseball game at Meskhi Stadium, located in the Vake district of Tbilisi, Georgia, between the US Marines and the Georgian National Baseball Team. The game was hosted by the U.S. Embassy and the Georgian Ministry of Defense to raise awareness of the Georgian Wounded Warrior Program. The US Marines team was comprised of Marines assigned to the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and Marines assigned to the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa’s Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF. The Marine Forces Europe and Africa-led program has trained Georgian battalions to support ISAF missions in Afghanistan, serving alongside U.S. and other partner-nation’s forces.

Photo by Courtesy Photo

Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment and their Georgian Armed Forces counterparts from the Georgian 4th Mechanized Brigade, along with personnel from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a command-post exercise during Agile Spirit 14, 9-21 June, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. The fourth iteration of Agile Spirit will unify the efforts of more than 250 Marines and 550 Georgian soldiers by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements through June 21. BSRF-14 provides U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa a robust, rotational capability to maintain proven partnerships and strategic friendships in the Black Sea, Balkans and Caucasus regions while providing a rapid-response capability to U.S. European Command.

Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment and their Georgian Armed Forces counterparts from the Georgian 4th Mechanized Brigade, along with personnel from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a command-post exercise during Agile Spirit 14, 9-21 June, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. The fourth iteration of Agile Spirit will unify the efforts of more than 250 Marines and 550 Georgian soldiers by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements through June 21. BSRF-14 provides U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa a robust, rotational capability to maintain proven partnerships and strategic friendships in the Black Sea, Balkans and Caucasus regions while providing a rapid-response capability to U.S. European Command.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment and their Georgian Armed Forces counterparts from the Georgian 4th Mechanized Brigade, along with personnel from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a command-post exercise during Agile Spirit 14, 9-21 June, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. The fourth iteration of Agile Spirit will unify the efforts of more than 250 Marines and 550 Georgian soldiers by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements through June 21. BSRF-14 provides U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa a robust, rotational capability to maintain proven partnerships and strategic friendships in the Black Sea, Balkans and Caucasus regions while providing a rapid-response capability to U.S. European Command.

Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment and their Georgian Armed Forces counterparts from the Georgian 4th Mechanized Brigade, along with personnel from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a command-post exercise during Agile Spirit 14, 9-21 June, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. The fourth iteration of Agile Spirit will unify the efforts of more than 250 Marines and 550 Georgian soldiers by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements through June 21. BSRF-14 provides U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa a robust, rotational capability to maintain proven partnerships and strategic friendships in the Black Sea, Balkans and Caucasus regions while providing a rapid-response capability to U.S. European Command.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

A range-safety officer from the Georgian Armed Forces demonstrates a burpee to Georgian soldiers before a “stress shoot,” a combat-marksmanship range that tests accuracy after a high-intensity metabolic workout circuit as part of 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 strategic partnership between the two countries by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements, to include small-unit interaction between the Marines and Georgians that demonstrates their commitments toward collective, global security.

A range-safety officer from the Georgian Armed Forces demonstrates a burpee to Georgian soldiers before a “stress shoot,” a combat-marksmanship range that tests accuracy after a high-intensity metabolic workout circuit as part of 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 strategic partnership between the two countries by conducting brigade and battalion-level training engagements, to include small-unit interaction between the Marines and Georgians that demonstrates their commitments toward collective, global security.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

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