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Residents of Troina, Sicily, Italy, overlook the Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Detachment A, as they parade through the streets alongside Italian veterans during the Battle of Troina remembrance ceremony August 2, 2015. Representatives of the Sicilian community, civil and military, participated side-by-side with their American counterparts honored the sacrifices made during the battle in 1943. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)

Residents of Troina, Sicily, Italy, overlook the Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Detachment A, as they parade through the streets alongside Italian veterans during the Battle of Troina remembrance ceremony August 2, 2015. Representatives of the Sicilian community, civil and military, participated side-by-side with their American counterparts honored the sacrifices made during the battle in 1943. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald

Italian military veterans of Troina, Sicily, Italy, lead Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Detachment A, in a parade as part of the Battle of Troina Ceremony August 2, 2015. The Marines and sailors also observed a mass and participated in a wreath laying ceremony in honor of the lives lost in the Battle of Troina in World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)

Italian military veterans of Troina, Sicily, Italy, lead Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Detachment A, in a parade as part of the Battle of Troina Ceremony August 2, 2015. The Marines and sailors also observed a mass and participated in a wreath laying ceremony in honor of the lives lost in the Battle of Troina in World War II. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald

Marines and sailors with the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Detachment A, march in a parade during a World War II remembrance ceremony in Troina, Sicily, Italy, August 2, 2015. The day’s events were in remembrance of the lives lost during the Battle of Troina and in honor of those who fought to liberate the town from Nazi control. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)

Marines and sailors with the Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Detachment A, march in a parade during a World War II remembrance ceremony in Troina, Sicily, Italy, August 2, 2015. The day’s events were in remembrance of the lives lost during the Battle of Troina and in honor of those who fought to liberate the town from Nazi control. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald

U.S. Marine Sgt. Lloyd, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Black Sea Rotational Force, kicks off the noncommissioned officer development seminar at Vaziani Training Area, July 24. Following the two-week Exercise Agile Spirit, 27 Georgian soldiers and 13 U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force participated in the military-to-military engagement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Lloyd, with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, Black Sea Rotational Force, kicks off the noncommissioned officer development seminar at Vaziani Training Area, July 24. Following the two-week Exercise Agile Spirit, 27 Georgian soldiers and 13 U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force participated in the military-to-military engagement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

Photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Burns

A Georgian soldier listens to U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force discuss the warrior mentality at the noncommissioned officer development seminar at Vaziani Training Area, July 24. Following the two-week Exercise Agile Spirit, 27 Georgian soldiers and 13 U.S. Marines participated in the military-to-military engagement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

A Georgian soldier listens to U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force discuss the warrior mentality at the noncommissioned officer development seminar at Vaziani Training Area, July 24. Following the two-week Exercise Agile Spirit, 27 Georgian soldiers and 13 U.S. Marines participated in the military-to-military engagement. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

Photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Burns

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment and the Black Sea Rotational Force stand alongside Romanian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian and Bulgarian soldiers during the Exercise Agile Spirit closing ceremony July 22, 2015, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. Exercise Agile Spirit 15 involved a NATO Response Force level combined operation that incorporated a wide range of planning and execution challenges during a command post exercise and a field training exercise.

U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment and the Black Sea Rotational Force stand alongside Romanian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Georgian and Bulgarian soldiers during the Exercise Agile Spirit closing ceremony July 22, 2015, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. Exercise Agile Spirit 15 involved a NATO Response Force level combined operation that incorporated a wide range of planning and execution challenges during a command post exercise and a field training exercise.

Photo by Sgt. S.T. Stewart

Capt. Frank Walker, company commander of Weapons Company, Black Sea Rotational Force, salutes during the Exercise Agile Spirit closing ceremony July 22, 2015, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. U.S. Marines along with Georgian soldiers and NATO Allies from Bulgaria and Romania participated in the exercise. Exercise Agile Spirit 15 involved a NATO Response Force level combined operation that incorporated a wide range of planning and execution challenges during a command post exercise and a field training exercise.

Capt. Frank Walker, company commander of Weapons Company, Black Sea Rotational Force, salutes during the Exercise Agile Spirit closing ceremony July 22, 2015, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. U.S. Marines along with Georgian soldiers and NATO Allies from Bulgaria and Romania participated in the exercise. Exercise Agile Spirit 15 involved a NATO Response Force level combined operation that incorporated a wide range of planning and execution challenges during a command post exercise and a field training exercise.

Photo by Sgt. S.T. Stewart

A U.S. Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa shoots out the back of an MV-22B Osprey at a range outside Accra, Ghana, April 13, 2015. The aircrew completed the range to maintain their weapon proficiency while flying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)

A U.S. Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa shoots out the back of an MV-22B Osprey at a range outside Accra, Ghana, April 13, 2015. The aircrew completed the range to maintain their weapon proficiency while flying. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson

U.S. Marine Sgt. Floyd Rude, a member of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, digs a drainage ditch after a rainstorm in Accra, Ghana, April 1, 2015. The Marines created similar ditches around their Cooperative Security Location to protect against flooding inside the small compound. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)

U.S. Marine Sgt. Floyd Rude, a member of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, digs a drainage ditch after a rainstorm in Accra, Ghana, April 1, 2015. The Marines created similar ditches around their Cooperative Security Location to protect against flooding inside the small compound. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa fire their weapons on a range near their Cooperative Security Location in Accra, Ghana, April 4, 2015. The live-fire exercise allowed the Marines to maintain their weapons proficiency as a crisis-response force for western Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa fire their weapons on a range near their Cooperative Security Location in Accra, Ghana, April 4, 2015. The live-fire exercise allowed the Marines to maintain their weapons proficiency as a crisis-response force for western Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson

Members of the Ghana Army practice urban movement techniques during a bilateral training session with U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Accra, Ghana, April 16, 2015. The two services hosted various classes to share their military techniques and forge a strong working relationship between the two groups. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)

Members of the Ghana Army practice urban movement techniques during a bilateral training session with U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Accra, Ghana, April 16, 2015. The two services hosted various classes to share their military techniques and forge a strong working relationship between the two groups. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson

U.S. Marine Cpl. Matthew Duggan, a member of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, attempts to score during a basketball game with Ghanaian service members in Accra, Ghana, April 2, 2015. The Marines were in Accra testing their ability to establish a Cooperative Security Location and took an afternoon off to play sports with their Ghanaian counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Matthew Duggan, a member of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, attempts to score during a basketball game with Ghanaian service members in Accra, Ghana, April 2, 2015. The Marines were in Accra testing their ability to establish a Cooperative Security Location and took an afternoon off to play sports with their Ghanaian counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson/Released)

Photo by Sgt. Paul Peterson

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto

Georgian, Romanian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Bulgarian, United States of America and NATO flag fly together during the opening ceremony of Exercise Agile Spirit 15, July 8, 2015, at Vaziani, Georgia. Agile Spirit is an annual exercise involving a NATO Response Force level combined operation with participation from six allied and partner countries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Young/ released)

Georgian, Romanian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Bulgarian, United States of America and NATO flag fly together during the opening ceremony of Exercise Agile Spirit 15, July 8, 2015, at Vaziani, Georgia. Agile Spirit is an annual exercise involving a NATO Response Force level combined operation with participation from six allied and partner countries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ryan Young/ released)

Photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Forces stand in formation for the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 15, a multilateral exercise at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, July 8, 2015. This fifth iteration of the Agile Spirit exercise was established to exercise interoperability with capacity to conduct planning and execution in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Response Force operations with U.S., Georgian Armed, Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, and Lithuania forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)

Photo by Cpl. Rebecca L. Floto

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Seth Kellogg (right), platoon commander for the live-fire range, speaks with 1st Lt. Caleb Clubb (left), Officer-in-Charge of the range, before starting the live-fire platoon attack at Babadag Training Area, Romania, July 2. Clubb and Kellogg are platoon commanders with Golf Company, Black Sea Rotational Force. 1st Lt. Kellogg’s platoon continuously supported monthly week-long military-to-military engagements with the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry during BSRF 15.1’s six-month deployment. The engagements culminated with the U.S. and Romanian platoon live-fire attacks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Seth Kellogg (right), platoon commander for the live-fire range, speaks with 1st Lt. Caleb Clubb (left), Officer-in-Charge of the range, before starting the live-fire platoon attack at Babadag Training Area, Romania, July 2. Clubb and Kellogg are platoon commanders with Golf Company, Black Sea Rotational Force. 1st Lt. Kellogg’s platoon continuously supported monthly week-long military-to-military engagements with the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry during BSRF 15.1’s six-month deployment. The engagements culminated with the U.S. and Romanian platoon live-fire attacks. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

Photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Burns

Marine Corps Forces Europe & Africa