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Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, promotes Master Sgt. Mario Lopez-Diaz, the senior enlisted advisor of Georgian Liaison Team 12 during his frocking ceremony March 20, 2014 aboard the Krstanisi National Training Center in Georgia. Georgian Liaison Team 12 is slated to deploy to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force. Lopez-Diaz was frocked, which means he will wear the rank of master sergeant to fulfill his job position’s requirements, but will not receive any pay increase until he officially is promoted. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, promotes Master Sgt. Mario Lopez-Diaz, the senior enlisted advisor of Georgian Liaison Team 12 during his frocking ceremony March 20, 2014 aboard the Krstanisi National Training Center in Georgia. Georgian Liaison Team 12 is slated to deploy to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force. Lopez-Diaz was frocked, which means he will wear the rank of master sergeant to fulfill his job position’s requirements, but will not receive any pay increase until he officially is promoted. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, gives a speech to the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., along with the detachment of U.S. Marines from Georgian Liaison Team 12 deploying with them to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force, during their departure ceremony March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to tour the Georgian National Defense Academy and to attend the departure ceremony. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, gives a speech to the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., along with the detachment of U.S. Marines from Georgian Liaison Team 12 deploying with them to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force, during their departure ceremony March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to tour the Georgian National Defense Academy and to attend the departure ceremony. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, gives a speech to the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., along with the detachment of U.S. Marines from Georgian Liaison Team 12 deploying with them to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force, during their departure ceremony March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to tour the Georgian National Defense Academy and to attend the departure ceremony. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, gives a speech to the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., along with the detachment of U.S. Marines from Georgian Liaison Team 12 deploying with them to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force, during their departure ceremony March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to tour the Georgian National Defense Academy and to attend the departure ceremony. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, speaks to the local press regarding the departure ceremony for the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., along with a detachment of Marines from Georgian Liaison Team 12, who are deploying to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force, March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to tour the Georgian National Defense Academy and to attend the departure ceremony. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, speaks to the local press regarding the departure ceremony for the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., along with a detachment of Marines from Georgian Liaison Team 12, who are deploying to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force, March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to tour the Georgian National Defense Academy and to attend the departure ceremony. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, and U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Richard Norland attend the departure ceremony for the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., who are deploying to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to tour the Georgian National Defense Academy and to attend the departure ceremony. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, and U.S. Ambassador to Georgia Richard Norland attend the departure ceremony for the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., who are deploying to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to tour the Georgian National Defense Academy and to attend the departure ceremony. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, gives a speech to the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., along with the detachment of U.S. Marines from Georgian Liaison Team 12 deploying with them to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force, during their departure ceremony March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to tour the Georgian National Defense Academy and to attend the departure ceremony. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

United States Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, gives a speech to the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., along with the detachment of U.S. Marines from Georgian Liaison Team 12 deploying with them to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force, during their departure ceremony March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to tour the Georgian National Defense Academy and to attend the departure ceremony. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lieutenant Col. Trevor Hall, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, welcomes Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marines Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 17, 2014. Tryon visited the base to speak to the Marines on BSRF-14 and to tour the installation. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Lieutenant Col. Trevor Hall, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, welcomes Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marines Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 17, 2014. Tryon visited the base to speak to the Marines on BSRF-14 and to tour the installation. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marines Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, speaks with Cpl. Christopher Crowley, a Marine with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 17, 2014. Tryon visited the installation to meet the Marines and tour the base, talking with Marines as he visited the different sections aboard the air base. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marines Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, speaks with Cpl. Christopher Crowley, a Marine with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 17, 2014. Tryon visited the installation to meet the Marines and tour the base, talking with Marines as he visited the different sections aboard the air base. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marines Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, speaks with Cpl. Jonathan Orozco, a food service specialist with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 17, 2014. Tryon visited the installation to meet the Marines and tour the base, talking with Marines as he visited the different sections aboard the air base. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marines Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, speaks with Cpl. Jonathan Orozco, a food service specialist with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 17, 2014. Tryon visited the installation to meet the Marines and tour the base, talking with Marines as he visited the different sections aboard the air base. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lieutenant Col. Trevor Hall, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, welcomes Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marines Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 17, 2014. Tryon visited the base to speak to the Marines on BSRF-14 and to tour the installation. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Lieutenant Col. Trevor Hall, commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, welcomes Lt. Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marines Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 17, 2014. Tryon visited the base to speak to the Marines on BSRF-14 and to tour the installation. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marines Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, talks with Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 17, 2014. Tryon visited the base to speak to the Marines on BSRF-14 and to tour the installation. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marines Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, talks with Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, March 17, 2014. Tryon visited the base to speak to the Marines on BSRF-14 and to tour the installation. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, receives a gift from Georgian Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, the Georgian chief of defense during a Georgian-hosted dinner for Tryon and his staff, March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to attend the departure ceremony for the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., and he also met with Georgian military officials during his time. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces, receives a gift from Georgian Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, the Georgian chief of defense during a Georgian-hosted dinner for Tryon and his staff, March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to attend the departure ceremony for the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., and he also met with Georgian military officials during his time. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces presents Georgian Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, the Georgian chief of defense, with a miniature Mameluke Sword during a Georgian-hosted dinner for Tryon and his staff, March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to attend the departure ceremony for the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., and he also met with Georgian military officials during his time. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Lieutenant Gen. Richard Tryon, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces presents Georgian Maj. Gen. Vakhtang Kapanadze, the Georgian chief of defense, with a miniature Mameluke Sword during a Georgian-hosted dinner for Tryon and his staff, March 20, 2014. Tryon visited Georgia to attend the departure ceremony for the Georgian Special Mountain Battalion and 23rd Bn., and he also met with Georgian military officials during his time. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

A Marine posts security from a Bandvagn 206, an all-terrain belted vehicle, during Cold Response 14. Cold Response 14 brought together nearly 16,000 troops from 16 countries to train high-intensity operations in the unique climate above the Arctic Circle and strengthen the alliance of partners and their commitment to global security in every clime and place.

A Marine posts security from a Bandvagn 206, an all-terrain belted vehicle, during Cold Response 14. Cold Response 14 brought together nearly 16,000 troops from 16 countries to train high-intensity operations in the unique climate above the Arctic Circle and strengthen the alliance of partners and their commitment to global security in every clime and place.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Along a coastal mountain road, a light-armored reconnaissance vehicle, the LAV-25, patrols through a small Norwegian village during Cold Response 14. Cold Response 14 brought together nearly 16,000 troops from 16 countries to train high-intensity operations in the unique climate above the Arctic Circle and strengthen the alliance of partners and their commitment to global security in every clime and place.

Along a coastal mountain road, a light-armored reconnaissance vehicle, the LAV-25, patrols through a small Norwegian village during Cold Response 14. Cold Response 14 brought together nearly 16,000 troops from 16 countries to train high-intensity operations in the unique climate above the Arctic Circle and strengthen the alliance of partners and their commitment to global security in every clime and place.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Marines prepare the communications equipment on a Bandvagn 206, an all-terrain belted vehicle, during Cold Response 14. Cold Response 14 brought together nearly 16,000 troops from 16 countries to train high-intensity operations in the unique climate above the Arctic Circle and strengthen the alliance of partners and their commitment to global security in every clime and place.

Marines prepare the communications equipment on a Bandvagn 206, an all-terrain belted vehicle, during Cold Response 14. Cold Response 14 brought together nearly 16,000 troops from 16 countries to train high-intensity operations in the unique climate above the Arctic Circle and strengthen the alliance of partners and their commitment to global security in every clime and place.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

A Dutch Landing Craft Utility from the HNLMS Rotterdam transports Marines and Norwegians to a small dock during Cold Response 14. Cold Response 14 brought together nearly 16,000 troops from 16 countries to train high-intensity operations in the unique climate above the Arctic Circle and strengthen the alliance of partners and their commitment to global security in every clime and place.

A Dutch Landing Craft Utility from the HNLMS Rotterdam transports Marines and Norwegians to a small dock during Cold Response 14. Cold Response 14 brought together nearly 16,000 troops from 16 countries to train high-intensity operations in the unique climate above the Arctic Circle and strengthen the alliance of partners and their commitment to global security in every clime and place.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Lance Corporal Jacob Haygood, an infantryman from Marine Forces Europe and Africa, provides an over watch for Marines conducting vehicle inspections at the American Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, during a training exercise March 7, 2014. The Marines conducted the training in order to test the capabilities of the Spearhead and to prepare response forces for potential situations of regional instability and strengthen interagency coordination between U.S. and the Liberian government and military. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo)

Lance Corporal Jacob Haygood, an infantryman from Marine Forces Europe and Africa, provides an over watch for Marines conducting vehicle inspections at the American Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, during a training exercise March 7, 2014. The Marines conducted the training in order to test the capabilities of the Spearhead and to prepare response forces for potential situations of regional instability and strengthen interagency coordination between U.S. and the Liberian government and military. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo)

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

Lance Corporal Ethan Wenger, a ground radio repairman from Marine Forces Europe and Africa, provides an over watch for Marines and keeps the communication equipment running for Marines conducting vehicle inspections at the American Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, during a training exercise, March 7, 2014. The Marines conducted the training in order to test the capabilities of the Spearhead and to prepare response forces for potential situations of regional instability and strengthen interagency coordination between U.S. and the Liberian government and military. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo)

Lance Corporal Ethan Wenger, a ground radio repairman from Marine Forces Europe and Africa, provides an over watch for Marines and keeps the communication equipment running for Marines conducting vehicle inspections at the American Embassy in Monrovia, Liberia, during a training exercise, March 7, 2014. The Marines conducted the training in order to test the capabilities of the Spearhead and to prepare response forces for potential situations of regional instability and strengthen interagency coordination between U.S. and the Liberian government and military. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo)

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

Marines from Marine Forces Europe and Africa ride a rigid-hull inflatable boat back to the joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead after completing a training exercise in Monrovia, Liberia, March 7, 2014. The Marines conducted the training in order to test the capabilities of the Spearhead and to prepare response forces for potential situations of regional instability and strengthen interagency coordination between U.S. and the Liberian government and military. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo)

Marines from Marine Forces Europe and Africa ride a rigid-hull inflatable boat back to the joint high-speed vessel USNS Spearhead after completing a training exercise in Monrovia, Liberia, March 7, 2014. The Marines conducted the training in order to test the capabilities of the Spearhead and to prepare response forces for potential situations of regional instability and strengthen interagency coordination between U.S. and the Liberian government and military. (Official Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo)

Photo by Sgt. Ed Galo

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