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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

Senegalese Commandos execute fire and movement during a field exercise in Toubacouta, Senegal, April 17, 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 Senegalese Commandos from the Compagnie Fusilier de Marine Commandos, or COFUMACO, to enable a cadre of their own to conduct training in infantry and amphibious tactics for the rest of their company.

Senegalese Commandos execute fire and movement during a field exercise in Toubacouta, Senegal, April 17, 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 Senegalese Commandos from the Compagnie Fusilier de Marine Commandos, or 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

To build interagency understanding and provide a snapshot into the lives of U.S. Marines and Georgian soldiers of the Georgian Deployment Program- ISAF, civilian embassy staff participated in basic-infantry experiences with an indoor night-vision course, riding an “MRAP,” or Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, live-fire of the M4 carbine rifle, eating military rations, and observing a combat movement. 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.

To build interagency understanding and provide a snapshot into the lives of U.S. Marines and Georgian soldiers of the Georgian Deployment Program- ISAF, civilian embassy staff participated in basic-infantry experiences with an indoor night-vision course, riding an “MRAP,” or Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, live-fire of the M4 carbine rifle, eating military rations, and observing a combat movement. 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 Cpl. Emmanuel Martinez

A Georgian soldier advises an embassy staff member's marksmanship during the live-fire event of Embassy Training Day, May 8, where interagency understanding between the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and Marines and Georgian soldiers of Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF is promoted by providing a snapshot of military experiences to civilian personnel and spouses. 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

A Georgian soldier advises an embassy staff member's marksmanship during the live-fire event of Embassy Training Day, May 8, where interagency understanding between the U.S. Embassy in Georgia and Marines and Georgian soldiers of Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF is promoted by providing a snapshot of military experiences to civilian personnel and spouses. 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 Cpl. Emmanuel Martinez

During Embassy Training Day, where personnel and spouses from the U.S. Embassy in Georgia get a snapshot of the lives of Marines and soldiers in the Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF, Sgt. Austin Kings gives targeting tips for the M4 carbine’s combat optical gunsight to a first-time shooter. During the event, civilian embassy staff participated in basic-infantry experiences with an indoor night-vision course, riding an “MRAP,” or Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, live-fire of the M4 carbine rifle, eating military rations, and observing a combat movement. 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.

During Embassy Training Day, where personnel and spouses from the U.S. Embassy in Georgia get a snapshot of the lives of Marines and soldiers in the Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF, Sgt. Austin Kings gives targeting tips for the M4 carbine’s combat optical gunsight to a first-time shooter. During the event, civilian embassy staff participated in basic-infantry experiences with an indoor night-vision course, riding an “MRAP,” or Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, live-fire of the M4 carbine rifle, eating military rations, and observing a combat movement. 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 Cpl. Emmanuel Martinez

Before a night-vision course, Staff Sgt. Jesse Drahos, a Marine with the Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF, fits a night-vision device, the PVS-14, on a U.S. Embassy staff member of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia, during an Embassy Training Day at the Krtsanisi National Training Centre, outside of Tbilisi, May 8. To provide a snapshot into the lives of U.S. Marines and Georgian soldiers of GDP-I, civilian embassy staff participated in basic-infantry experiences during the event. 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.

Before a night-vision course, Staff Sgt. Jesse Drahos, a Marine with the Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF, fits a night-vision device, the PVS-14, on a U.S. Embassy staff member of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia, during an Embassy Training Day at the Krtsanisi National Training Centre, outside of Tbilisi, May 8. To provide a snapshot into the lives of U.S. Marines and Georgian soldiers of GDP-I, civilian embassy staff participated in basic-infantry experiences during the event. 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 Cpl. Emmanuel Martinez

Staff members from the U.S. Embassy in Georgia prepare to ride a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle with a familiarization of the troop carrier during an Embassy Training Day with Marines and Georgian soldiers of the Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF. Embassy personnel and spouses participated in the event to experience the life of a Marine and Georgian soldier for one day. 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.

Staff members from the U.S. Embassy in Georgia prepare to ride a Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle with a familiarization of the troop carrier during an Embassy Training Day with Marines and Georgian soldiers of the Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF. Embassy personnel and spouses participated in the event to experience the life of a Marine and Georgian soldier for one day. 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 Cpl. Emmanuel Martinez

To prepare U.S. Embassy in Georgia staff members to fire the M4 carbine, Marines from the Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF introduce and demonstrate the function and procedures of the service rifle before a live-fire event during Embassy Training Day, May 8, outside of Tbilisi. To provide a snapshot into the lives of U.S. Marines and Georgian soldiers of the Georgian Deployment Program- ISAF, civilian embassy staff participated in basic-infantry experiences with an indoor night-vision course, riding an “MRAP,” or Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, live-fire of the M4 carbine rifle, eating military rations, and observing a combat movement.

To prepare U.S. Embassy in Georgia staff members to fire the M4 carbine, Marines from the Georgia Deployment Program-ISAF introduce and demonstrate the function and procedures of the service rifle before a live-fire event during Embassy Training Day, May 8, outside of Tbilisi. To provide a snapshot into the lives of U.S. Marines and Georgian soldiers of the Georgian Deployment Program- ISAF, civilian embassy staff participated in basic-infantry experiences with an indoor night-vision course, riding an “MRAP,” or Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, live-fire of the M4 carbine rifle, eating military rations, and observing a combat movement.

Photo by Cpl. Emmanuel Martinez

U.S. Marine Cpl. Brandon Glavin, a parachute rigger with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, uses a forklift to load an aircraft with the guidance of a Romanian service member during a pallet building military-to-military engagement with U.S. Marines and Romanians aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, May 28, 2014. The Marines and Romanians worked together, exchanging pallet building techniques, different equipment and aircraft loading procedures during the military to military engagement in order to learn effective tactics from each other and increase interoperability between the two nations’ embarking units.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Brandon Glavin, a parachute rigger with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, uses a forklift to load an aircraft with the guidance of a Romanian service member during a pallet building military-to-military engagement with U.S. Marines and Romanians aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, May 28, 2014. The Marines and Romanians worked together, exchanging pallet building techniques, different equipment and aircraft loading procedures during the military to military engagement in order to learn effective tactics from each other and increase interoperability between the two nations’ embarking units.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

U.S. Marine Cpl. Brandon Glavin, a parachute rigger with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, uses a forklift to raise a pallet onto an aircraft during a pallet building military-to-military engagement on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, May 28, 2014. The Marines and Romanians worked together, exchanging pallet building techniques, different equipment and aircraft loading procedures during the military to military engagement in order to learn effective tactics from each other and increase interoperability between the two nations’ embarking units.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Brandon Glavin, a parachute rigger with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, uses a forklift to raise a pallet onto an aircraft during a pallet building military-to-military engagement on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, May 28, 2014. The Marines and Romanians worked together, exchanging pallet building techniques, different equipment and aircraft loading procedures during the military to military engagement in order to learn effective tactics from each other and increase interoperability between the two nations’ embarking units.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, use netting to tie down cargo onto a pallet with Romanian service members during a pallet building military-to-military engagement on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, May 28, 2014. The Marines and Romanians worked together, exchanging pallet building techniques, different equipment and aircraft loading procedures during the military to military engagement in order to learn effective tactics from each other and increase interoperability between the two nations’ embarking units.

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, use netting to tie down cargo onto a pallet with Romanian service members during a pallet building military-to-military engagement on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, May 28, 2014. The Marines and Romanians worked together, exchanging pallet building techniques, different equipment and aircraft loading procedures during the military to military engagement in order to learn effective tactics from each other and increase interoperability between the two nations’ embarking units.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan Kinchen, a parachute rigger with Black Sea rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, examines a net with Romanian service members during a pallet building military-to-military engagement with on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, May 28, 2014. The Marines and Romanians worked together, exchanging pallet-building techniques, different equipment and aircraft loading procedures during the military-to military-engagement in order to learn effective tactics from each other and increase interoperability between the two nations’ embarking units.

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan Kinchen, a parachute rigger with Black Sea rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, examines a net with Romanian service members during a pallet building military-to-military engagement with on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, May 28, 2014. The Marines and Romanians worked together, exchanging pallet-building techniques, different equipment and aircraft loading procedures during the military-to military-engagement in order to learn effective tactics from each other and increase interoperability between the two nations’ embarking units.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ryan Emma, a landing-support specialist with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, explains Marine Corps loading techniques to Romanian members during a pallet building military-to-military engagement on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, May 28, 2014. The Marines and Romanians worked together, exchanging pallet building techniques, different equipment and aircraft loading procedures during the military to military engagement in order to learn effective tactics from each other and increase interoperability between the two nations’ embarking units.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Ryan Emma, a landing-support specialist with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, explains Marine Corps loading techniques to Romanian members during a pallet building military-to-military engagement on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, May 28, 2014. The Marines and Romanians worked together, exchanging pallet building techniques, different equipment and aircraft loading procedures during the military to military engagement in order to learn effective tactics from each other and increase interoperability between the two nations’ embarking units.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Corporal Scott Bradley and Lance Cpl. Dakota Marshall, two Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, reach the peak of a cliff with two Romanian soldiers of the 17th Mountain Troop Bn. during Exercise Platinum Lynx in the Carpathian Mountains, May 8, 2014. Exercise Platinum Lynx 14-5 is a bilateral exercise between the United States Marines and sailors, and Romanian Land Forces, designed to build familiarity and interoperability between the United States and their Romanian allies through squad and platoon level infantry training. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Corporal Scott Bradley and Lance Cpl. Dakota Marshall, two Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, reach the peak of a cliff with two Romanian soldiers of the 17th Mountain Troop Bn. during Exercise Platinum Lynx in the Carpathian Mountains, May 8, 2014. Exercise Platinum Lynx 14-5 is a bilateral exercise between the United States Marines and sailors, and Romanian Land Forces, designed to build familiarity and interoperability between the United States and their Romanian allies through squad and platoon level infantry training. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Corporal Scott Bradley and Lance Cpl. Dakota Marshall, two Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, reach the peak of a cliff with two Romanian soldiers of the 17th Mountain Troop Bn. during Exercise Platinum Lynx in the Carpathian Mountains, May 8, 2014. Exercise Platinum Lynx 14-5 is a bilateral exercise between the United States Marines and sailors, and Romanian Land Forces, designed to build familiarity and interoperability between the United States and their Romanian allies through squad and platoon level infantry training. (Courtesy photo)

Corporal Scott Bradley and Lance Cpl. Dakota Marshall, two Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, reach the peak of a cliff with two Romanian soldiers of the 17th Mountain Troop Bn. during Exercise Platinum Lynx in the Carpathian Mountains, May 8, 2014. Exercise Platinum Lynx 14-5 is a bilateral exercise between the United States Marines and sailors, and Romanian Land Forces, designed to build familiarity and interoperability between the United States and their Romanian allies through squad and platoon level infantry training. (Courtesy photo)

Photo by Courtesy Photo

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