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Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, process American citizens at the evacuation command center during a simulated embassy evacuation aboard Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. The ECC is part of a week-long Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response- Africa certification exercise, the final step in the pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/ Released)

Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 6, process American citizens at the evacuation command center during a simulated embassy evacuation aboard Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. The ECC is part of a week-long Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response- Africa certification exercise, the final step in the pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/ Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy

Navy medical personnel with Combat Logistics Group 6, provide aid to an American citizen going into labor at the evacuation command center during a simulated embassy evacuation aboard Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. The ECC is part of a week-long Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response- Africa certification exercise, the final step in the pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/ Released)

Navy medical personnel with Combat Logistics Group 6, provide aid to an American citizen going into labor at the evacuation command center during a simulated embassy evacuation aboard Naval Air Station Oceana, Va. The ECC is part of a week-long Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - Crisis Response- Africa certification exercise, the final step in the pre-deployment training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy/ Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Vitaliy Rusavskiy

Gabonese service members take notes on a class given by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Gabonese service members take notes on a class given by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Nelson, right, a generator mechanic with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, explains the different generator components at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Nelson, right, a generator mechanic with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, explains the different generator components at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Nelson, left, a generator mechanic with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, gives a class on the basic components of various generators to Gabonese service members at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Nelson, left, a generator mechanic with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, gives a class on the basic components of various generators to Gabonese service members at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Nelson, left, a generator mechanic with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, gives a class on the basic components of various generators to Gabonese service members at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Nelson, left, a generator mechanic with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, gives a class on the basic components of various generators to Gabonese service members at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Nelson, right, a generator mechanic with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, discusses the functions of different generator components at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Nelson, right, a generator mechanic with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, discusses the functions of different generator components at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Nelson, left, a generator mechanic with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, discusses the functions of different generator components at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Keegan Nelson, left, a generator mechanic with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, discusses the functions of different generator components at the Marines’ Cooperative Support Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 22, 2015. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF demonstrated the capabilities and functions of different generators to strengthen ties and enhance the knowledge of their partner service members. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members demonstrate different non-lethal takedown techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Marines partnered with the Gabonese Gendarmerie unit to hone their riot and crowd control tactics and procedures. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members demonstrate different non-lethal takedown techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Marines partnered with the Gabonese Gendarmerie unit to hone their riot and crowd control tactics and procedures. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan English, left, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, practices non-lethal techniques with a Gabonese Gendarmerie service member at the Marines’ Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Marines partnered with the Gabonese Gendarmerie unit to hone their riot and crowd control tactics and procedures. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan English, left, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, practices non-lethal techniques with a Gabonese Gendarmerie service member at the Marines’ Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Marines partnered with the Gabonese Gendarmerie unit to hone their riot and crowd control tactics and procedures. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members practice non-lethal compliance techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gendarmerie service members first completed a physically challenging circuit course to test their ability to remain calm and put their training to the test under fatigue and stress. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members practice non-lethal compliance techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gendarmerie service members first completed a physically challenging circuit course to test their ability to remain calm and put their training to the test under fatigue and stress. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan English, right, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, practices non-lethal techniques with a Gabonese Gendarmerie service member at the Marines’ Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Marines partnered with the Gabonese Gendarmerie unit to hone their riot and crowd control tactics and procedures. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan English, right, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, practices non-lethal techniques with a Gabonese Gendarmerie service member at the Marines’ Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Marines partnered with the Gabonese Gendarmerie unit to hone their riot and crowd control tactics and procedures. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan English, right, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, does pushups with Gabonese Gendarmerie service members while training at the Marines’ Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The circuit course tested the Gabonese Gendarmerie’s ability to remain calm and put their training to the test under fatigue and stress. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Logan English, right, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, does pushups with Gabonese Gendarmerie service members while training at the Marines’ Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The circuit course tested the Gabonese Gendarmerie’s ability to remain calm and put their training to the test under fatigue and stress. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

A Gabonese Gendarmerie service member waits to start a circuit course at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The circuit course tested the Gabonese Gendarmerie’s ability to remain calm and put their training to the test under fatigue and stress. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

A Gabonese Gendarmerie service member waits to start a circuit course at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The circuit course tested the Gabonese Gendarmerie’s ability to remain calm and put their training to the test under fatigue and stress. The Marines, who are based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities aboard the CSL while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members demonstrate their riot and crowd control techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Moròn Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members demonstrate their riot and crowd control techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Moròn Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members demonstrate their riot and crowd control techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members demonstrate their riot and crowd control techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members demonstrate their riot and crowd control techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members demonstrate their riot and crowd control techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members demonstrate their riot and crowd control techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Gabonese Gendarmerie service members demonstrate their riot and crowd control techniques at a Cooperative Security Location established by U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

A Gabonese Gendarmerie service member shakes hands with U.S. service members from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa after receiving a certificate for participating in a non-lethal weapons training course at the unit’s Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

A Gabonese Gendarmerie service member shakes hands with U.S. service members from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa after receiving a certificate for participating in a non-lethal weapons training course at the unit’s Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa pose for a picture with Gabonese Gendarmerie service members after a graduation ceremony for participates in a non-lethal weapons training course at SPMAGTF-CR-AF’s Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa pose for a picture with Gabonese Gendarmerie service members after a graduation ceremony for participates in a non-lethal weapons training course at SPMAGTF-CR-AF’s Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

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