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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

On the last round of a “stress shoot,” a test of combat marksmanship that includes a high-intensity circuit of running, burpees and engaging the targets, Cpl. Ryan M. Creamer, team leader from Black Sea Rotational Force 14, helps a Georgian Armed Forces soldier get into the proper combat stance during 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.

On the last round of a “stress shoot,” a test of combat marksmanship that includes a high-intensity circuit of running, burpees and engaging the targets, Cpl. Ryan M. Creamer, team leader from Black Sea Rotational Force 14, helps a Georgian Armed Forces soldier get into the proper combat stance during 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

Assisting a Georgian Armed Forces soldier during a “stress fire,” that tests combat marksmanship after a high-intensity metabolic workout, Cpl. Daniel J. Castro, squad leader, Black Sea Rotational Force 14, assess the cause of the weapons malfunction during the fourth iteration of exercise Agile Spirit. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by the Caucasus country of Georgia 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

Assisting a Georgian Armed Forces soldier during a “stress fire,” that tests combat marksmanship after a high-intensity metabolic workout, Cpl. Daniel J. Castro, squad leader, Black Sea Rotational Force 14, assess the cause of the weapons malfunction during the fourth iteration of exercise Agile Spirit. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by the Caucasus country of Georgia 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

During a “stress fire,” where combat marksmanship is tested under metabolic stress induced by a high-intensity run and burpees, Cpl. Ryan M. Creamer, team leader, Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, checks a Georgian Armed Forces soldier’s form while he does five burpees before his first round of firing. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by the Caucasus country of Georgia that began 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.

During a “stress fire,” where combat marksmanship is tested under metabolic stress induced by a high-intensity run and burpees, Cpl. Ryan M. Creamer, team leader, Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, checks a Georgian Armed Forces soldier’s form while he does five burpees before his first round of firing. Agile Spirit 14 is an annually-scheduled multilateral engagement hosted by the Caucasus country of Georgia that began 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

A Senegalese Commando from the Compagnie Fusilier de Marine Commandos, or COFUMACO, teaches a class to his peers about combat lifesaving in Dakar, Senegal, May 19, 2014. A group of U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, partnered with the COFUMACO to enable a cadre of their own to conduct training in infantry and amphibious tactics for the rest of their company.

A Senegalese Commando from the Compagnie Fusilier de Marine Commandos, or COFUMACO, teaches a class to his peers about combat lifesaving in Dakar, Senegal, May 19, 2014. A group of U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, partnered with the COFUMACO to enable a cadre of their own to conduct training in infantry and amphibious tactics for the rest of their company.

Photo by 1st Lt. James F. Stenger

Two Senegalese Commandos from the Compagnie Fusilier de Marine Commandos, or COFUMACO, assault a beachhead in Dakar, Senegal, May 22, 2014. A group of U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, partnered with the COFUMACO to enable a cadre of their own to conduct training in infantry and amphibious tactics for the rest of their company.

Two Senegalese Commandos from the Compagnie Fusilier de Marine Commandos, or COFUMACO, assault a beachhead in Dakar, Senegal, May 22, 2014. A group of U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, partnered with the COFUMACO to enable a cadre of their own to conduct training in infantry and amphibious tactics for the rest of their company.

Photo by 1st Lt. James F. Stenger

A Senegalese Commando from the Compagnie Fusilier de Marine Commandos, or COFUMACO, coordinates an assault on a beachhead in Dakar, Senegal, May 16, 2014. A group of U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, partnered with the COFUMACO to enable a cadre of their own to conduct training in infantry and amphibious tactics for the rest of their company.

A Senegalese Commando from the Compagnie Fusilier de Marine Commandos, or COFUMACO, coordinates an assault on a beachhead in Dakar, Senegal, May 16, 2014. A group of U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, partnered with the COFUMACO to enable a cadre of their own to conduct training in infantry and amphibious tactics for the rest of their company.

Photo by 1st Lt. James F. Stenger

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