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Corporal Erick R. Salinas repeats the oath as he executes his naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. Salinas is an infantryman assigned the Georgia Training Team, currently working at Vaziani Training Area training with Georgian soldiers. Ambassador Richard Norland presided over the naturalization ceremony. - Corporal Erick R. Salinas repeats the oath as he executes his naturalization ceremony at the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi, Georgia. Salinas is an infantryman assigned the Georgia Training Team, currently working at Vaziani Training Area training with Georgian soldiers. Ambassador Richard Norland presided over the naturalization ceremony.

Marines assigned to the Georgia Training Team and the Republic of Georgia National team, pose for a picture after the benefit baseball game to honor the Georgian soldiers who were injured in Afghanistan while supporting the International Security Assistance Force. - Marines assigned to the Georgia Training Team and the Republic of Georgia National team, pose for a picture after the benefit baseball game to honor the Georgian soldiers who were injured in Afghanistan while supporting the International Security Assistance Force.

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and the Republic of Georgia Army's 233rd Infantry Battalion participate in the closing ceremony for exercise Agile Spirit aboard Vaziani Airbase, March 30, 2013. - U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and the Republic of Georgia Army's 233rd Infantry Battalion participate in the closing ceremony for exercise Agile Spirit aboard Vaziani Airbase, March 30, 2013.

Marine Capt. Brian Hart, officer-in-charge of the Georgia Liaison Team attached with the Republic of Georgia's 42nd Light Infantry Battalion, Bravo Co., gives a few pointers a to some of the Bravo Co. leaders during an out-of-sector battalion clearance operation outside a training village aboard Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 14. Captain Hart has been mentoring and advising the Georgian soldiers for more than five months. He is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. The Mission Rehearsal Exercise is the culminating event for the Republic of Georgia's 33rd and 42nd Light Infantry Battalion prior to deploying to Afghanistan to conduct security operations in support of the Georgia Deployment Program - International Security Assistance Force (GDP-ISAF). The total training exercise ran from Jan. 22 - Feb 22. - Marine Capt. Brian Hart, officer-in-charge of the Georgia Liaison Team attached with the Republic of Georgia's 42nd Light Infantry Battalion, Bravo Co., gives a few pointers a to some of the Bravo Co. leaders during an out-of-sector battalion clearance operation outside a training village aboard Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 14. Captain Hart has been mentoring and advising the Georgian soldiers for more than five months. He is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y. The Mission Rehearsal Exercise is the culminating event for the Republic of Georgia's 33rd and 42nd Light Infantry Battalion prior to deploying to Afghanistan to conduct security operations in support of the Georgia Deployment Program - International Security Assistance Force (GDP-ISAF). The total training exercise ran from Jan. 22 - Feb 22.

Colonel James S. O'Meara, deputy commander, Marine Corps Forces, Europe/Africa sits in a brief given by Georgian soldiers assigned to the 12th and 32rd Georgian battalions during the Marine Rehearsal Exercise Distinguished Visitor day. During the course of the day the men and members of their staff, sat through briefs and toured the training area. The MRE is a culmination exercise for two Georgian Army battalions: the 12th and 32rd battalions will complete the MRE and will deploy to Afghanistan in support of the International Securtiy Assistance Force. - Colonel James S. O'Meara, deputy commander, Marine Corps Forces, Europe/Africa sits in a brief given by Georgian soldiers assigned to the 12th and 32rd Georgian battalions during the Marine Rehearsal Exercise Distinguished Visitor day. During the course of the day the men and members of their staff, sat through briefs and toured the training area. The MRE is a culmination exercise for two Georgian Army battalions: the 12th and 32rd battalions will complete the MRE and will deploy to Afghanistan in support of the International Securtiy Assistance Force.

Georgian soldiers assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion orient their maps and check their gear prior to stepping off on a training patrol at the Joint Multinational Training Center, here. The soldiers are participating in the Georgia Deployment Program- Mission Readiness Exercise, where a majority of the Marines serving as observer/controllers were from 3rd Bn, 7th Marine Regiment, mentoring the 33rd LIB before they head to Afghanistan this spring. - Georgian soldiers assigned to the 33rd Light Infantry Battalion orient their maps and check their gear prior to stepping off on a training patrol at the Joint Multinational Training Center, here. The soldiers are participating in the Georgia Deployment Program- Mission Readiness Exercise, where a majority of the Marines serving as observer/controllers were from 3rd Bn, 7th Marine Regiment, mentoring the 33rd LIB before they head to Afghanistan this spring.

Republic of Georgia Army 2nd Lt. Besik Kapanadze {CENTER}, 3rd Platoon leader, "B" Company, 32nd Light Infantry Battalion, discusses the situational training exercise (STX) with an observer/controller with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. The Republic of Georgia's 32nd Light Infantry Battalion was conducting cordon searches during their STX training. The STX is the first part of the mission rehearsal exercise, a final evaluation of the 32nd Battalion as they prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Forces there. - Republic of Georgia Army 2nd Lt. Besik Kapanadze {CENTER}, 3rd Platoon leader, "B" Company, 32nd Light Infantry Battalion, discusses the situational training exercise (STX) with an observer/controller with the Joint Multinational Readiness Center. The Republic of Georgia's 32nd Light Infantry Battalion was conducting cordon searches during their STX training. The STX is the first part of the mission rehearsal exercise, a final evaluation of the 32nd Battalion as they prepare for their deployment to Afghanistan in support of International Security Assistance Forces there.