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Soldiers assigned to Georgian Armed Forces, 33rd Battalion enter a building during the close quarter combat portion of a cordon and search exercise, recently in Hohenfels, Germany. These soldiers are completing their mission readiness exercise as the final event of the latest rotation of the Georgia Deployment Program-International Security Assistance Force hosted and executed by Marine Forces, Europe, Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group and U.S. Army soldiers stationed at the Joint-Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The GDP-I was started in 2009 to provide security cooperation training to the GAF in preparation for their deployments to Afghanistan where they are responsible for their own area of responsibility and work closely with U.S. Marines in the region. - Soldiers assigned to Georgian Armed Forces, 33rd Battalion enter a building during the close quarter combat portion of a cordon and search exercise, recently in Hohenfels, Germany. These soldiers are completing their mission readiness exercise as the final event of the latest rotation of the Georgia Deployment Program-International Security Assistance Force hosted and executed by Marine Forces, Europe, Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group and U.S. Army soldiers stationed at the Joint-Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The GDP-I was started in 2009 to provide security cooperation training to the GAF in preparation for their deployments to Afghanistan where they are responsible for their own area of responsibility and work closely with U.S. Marines in the region.

TRONDHEIM, Norway - Staff Sergeant Joseph Conradi, embark specialist, Marine Forces, Europe measures the height of equipment on a pallet, while assembling a shipment of sustainment equipment headed to the Republic of Georgia to support the Georgia Deployment Program. During the course of three days a team of five Marines from Marine Forces, Europe, II Marine Expeditionary Force and two airmen from the 819th Red Horse Squadron assembled 14 pallets of gear, set to be delivered to training areas in the Republic of Georgia. The shipment contained tents, a shower system, tool kits, generators, fuel bladders and host of other items, intended to help the Marines and their Georgian counterparts, to enhance the living conditions in training areas in the Republic of Georgia. - TRONDHEIM, Norway - Staff Sergeant Joseph Conradi, embark specialist, Marine Forces, Europe measures the height of equipment on a pallet, while assembling a shipment of sustainment equipment headed to the Republic of Georgia to support the Georgia Deployment Program. During the course of three days a team of five Marines from Marine Forces, Europe, II Marine Expeditionary Force and two airmen from the 819th Red Horse Squadron assembled 14 pallets of gear, set to be delivered to training areas in the Republic of Georgia. The shipment contained tents, a shower system, tool kits, generators, fuel bladders and host of other items, intended to help the Marines and their Georgian counterparts, to enhance the living conditions in training areas in the Republic of Georgia.

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.