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Capt. Gregory Starace, 28, a Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program trainer for the Georgian 22nd Light Infantry Battalion?s Charlie Company and native of Paramus, N.J., presents the Charlie Co. commnander with a plaque during the GSSOP graduation ceremonyat Krtsanisi, Georgia Dec. 16, 2005. Training the 22nd Battalion under the GSSOP is further evidence that the U.S. and Georgia are continually building a solid alliance as partners in the Global War on Terror. A primary effect of the GSSOP is that the new and improved Georgian Army in conjunction with U.S. trained Georgian law enforcement are more capable of securing the Georgian boarders, keeping the Caucus Region off the ever shrinking list of potential safe havens for terrorists. - Capt. Gregory Starace, 28, a Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program trainer for the Georgian 22nd Light Infantry Battalion?s Charlie Company and native of Paramus, N.J., presents the Charlie Co. commnander with a plaque during the GSSOP graduation ceremonyat Krtsanisi, Georgia Dec. 16, 2005. Training the 22nd Battalion under the GSSOP is further evidence that the U.S. and Georgia are continually building a solid alliance as partners in the Global War on Terror. A primary effect of the GSSOP is that the new and improved Georgian Army in conjunction with U.S. trained Georgian law enforcement are more capable of securing the Georgian boarders, keeping the Caucus Region off the ever shrinking list of potential safe havens for terrorists.

TOULON, France ? Maritime Prepositioning Force officer Lt. j.g. Edward D. Quinones, from Amphibious Construction Battalion Two, from Little Creek, Va., gives a tour of the MPF ship, MV 2nd LT John P. Bobo, positioned off the southern coast of France. The ship was host to approximately 60 MPF Marines from around the fleet for Exercise Brilliant Midas 06. The exercise took place Sept. 28 to Oct. 14, and served as a learning tool to maintain and increase staff planning skills for MPF Marines. The force includes 16 constantly deployed ships that are configured to transport nearly everything the Marine Corps needs to sustain about 15,000 Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force personnel for up to 30 days during an initial military operation. - TOULON, France ? Maritime Prepositioning Force officer Lt. j.g. Edward D. Quinones, from Amphibious Construction Battalion Two, from Little Creek, Va., gives a tour of the MPF ship, MV 2nd LT John P. Bobo, positioned off the southern coast of France. The ship was host to approximately 60 MPF Marines from around the fleet for Exercise Brilliant Midas 06. The exercise took place Sept. 28 to Oct. 14, and served as a learning tool to maintain and increase staff planning skills for MPF Marines. The force includes 16 constantly deployed ships that are configured to transport nearly everything the Marine Corps needs to sustain about 15,000 Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force personnel for up to 30 days during an initial military operation.

Marine Corps Forces Europe & Africa