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A U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle tracks up a Swedish beachhead while practicing ship-to-shore landings with Swedish, Finnish and British Marines during BALTOPS 2015, June 11. BALTOPS is an annual, multinational exercise designed to enhance the operational familiarity of NATO Allies and partner nations and demonstrate the capabilities to defend against and defeat threats in the Baltic region.

A U.S. Marine Amphibious Assault Vehicle tracks up a Swedish beachhead while practicing ship-to-shore landings with Swedish, Finnish and British Marines during BALTOPS 2015, June 11. BALTOPS is an annual, multinational exercise designed to enhance the operational familiarity of NATO Allies and partner nations and demonstrate the capabilities to defend against and defeat threats in the Baltic region.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Swedish, British, Finnish and U.S. Marines simulate ship-to-shore landings with their amphibious assault vehicles on a beachhead in Sweden during BALTOPS 2015, June 11. Seventeen NATO and partner nations participate in the 43rd iteration of the multinational maritime exercise BALTOPS 2015 in Poland, Sweden, Germany, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 5-20, 2015.

Swedish, British, Finnish and U.S. Marines simulate ship-to-shore landings with their amphibious assault vehicles on a beachhead in Sweden during BALTOPS 2015, June 11. Seventeen NATO and partner nations participate in the 43rd iteration of the multinational maritime exercise BALTOPS 2015 in Poland, Sweden, Germany, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 5-20, 2015.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Swedish, British, Finnish and U.S. Marines simulate ship-to-shore landings with their amphibious assault vehicles on a beachhead in Sweden during BALTOPS 2015, June 11. Seventeen NATO and partner nations participate in the 43rd iteration of the multinational maritime exercise in Poland, Sweden, Germany, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 5-20, 2015.

Swedish, British, Finnish and U.S. Marines simulate ship-to-shore landings with their amphibious assault vehicles on a beachhead in Sweden during BALTOPS 2015, June 11. Seventeen NATO and partner nations participate in the 43rd iteration of the multinational maritime exercise in Poland, Sweden, Germany, and throughout the Baltic Sea, June 5-20, 2015.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Local Romanian boys check out the turret of a Humvee with the help of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Luke Handwerger, with Black Sea Rotational Force, May 31, 2015. U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from the Romanian Army volunteered at the Ovidiu City Days event. The event gave the local community a chance to engage with the Marines and view some of the equipment at a static display. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

Local Romanian boys check out the turret of a Humvee with the help of U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Luke Handwerger, with Black Sea Rotational Force, May 31, 2015. U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from the Romanian Army volunteered at the Ovidiu City Days event. The event gave the local community a chance to engage with the Marines and view some of the equipment at a static display. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

Photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Burns

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jeffrey Ackerman, with Black Sea Rotational Force, instructs a member of the community how to throw a lead-hand punch during the Marine Corps Marital Arts Program demonstration, May 31 at the Ovidiu City Days event in a town near Mihail Kogalniceanu. The Marines with BSRF are forward postured at Mihail Kogalniceanu as part of a contingent of Marines and sailors in the Black Sea, Balkans, and Caucasus regions that maintain proven partnerships, build military capacity, promote regional security, and provide the capability for rapid crisis response as directed by U.S. European Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jeffrey Ackerman, with Black Sea Rotational Force, instructs a member of the community how to throw a lead-hand punch during the Marine Corps Marital Arts Program demonstration, May 31 at the Ovidiu City Days event in a town near Mihail Kogalniceanu. The Marines with BSRF are forward postured at Mihail Kogalniceanu as part of a contingent of Marines and sailors in the Black Sea, Balkans, and Caucasus regions that maintain proven partnerships, build military capacity, promote regional security, and provide the capability for rapid crisis response as directed by U.S. European Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

Photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Burns

U. S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Tyler Yeager, with Black Sea Rotational Force, talks with a Romanian boy during Ovidiu City Days, May 31. U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from the Romanian Army volunteered at the event held to commemorate the town’s anniversary and celebrate National Children's’ Day in Romania. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

U. S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Tyler Yeager, with Black Sea Rotational Force, talks with a Romanian boy during Ovidiu City Days, May 31. U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from the Romanian Army volunteered at the event held to commemorate the town’s anniversary and celebrate National Children's’ Day in Romania. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

Photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Burns

(From left to right) U.S. Marines Sgt. John Williams, Cpl. Jeffrey Ackerman and Warrant Officer Chris Pagano, with Black Sea Rotational Force, volunteered at Ovidiu City Days, May 31. Thousands of Romanians attended the Ovidiu City Days event, May 31, to commemorate the town’s anniversary and celebrate National Children's’ Day in Romania. U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from the Romanian Army volunteered at the event. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashton Buckingham)

(From left to right) U.S. Marines Sgt. John Williams, Cpl. Jeffrey Ackerman and Warrant Officer Chris Pagano, with Black Sea Rotational Force, volunteered at Ovidiu City Days, May 31. Thousands of Romanians attended the Ovidiu City Days event, May 31, to commemorate the town’s anniversary and celebrate National Children's’ Day in Romania. U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from the Romanian Army volunteered at the event. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashton Buckingham)

Photo by Cpl. Ashton Buckingham

Romanian Lt. Mirela Gheorghe takes a photo with some of the attendees of the Ovidiu City Days event, May 31. Thousands of Romanians came out to celebrate the town’s anniversary and National Children's’ Day in Romania. U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from the Romanian Army volunteered at the event. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashton Buckingham)

Romanian Lt. Mirela Gheorghe takes a photo with some of the attendees of the Ovidiu City Days event, May 31. Thousands of Romanians came out to celebrate the town’s anniversary and National Children's’ Day in Romania. U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from the Romanian Army volunteered at the event. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Ashton Buckingham)

Photo by Cpl. Ashton Buckingham

Thousands of Romanians attended the Ovidiu City Days event, May 31, to commemorate the town’s anniversary and celebrate National Children's’ Day in Romania. U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from the Romanian Army volunteered at the event. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

Thousands of Romanians attended the Ovidiu City Days event, May 31, to commemorate the town’s anniversary and celebrate National Children's’ Day in Romania. U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and service members from the Romanian Army volunteered at the event. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

Photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Burns

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan Kensinger, with Black Sea Rotational Force, shows a Romanian teenager a U.S. Marine Corps Seven-Ton during a local town celebration in Ovidiu, Romania, May 31, 2015. The event gave the local community a chance to engage with the Marines who are deployed to Mihail Kogalniceanu with Black Sea Rotational Force and view some of the equipment at a static display. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ryan Kensinger, with Black Sea Rotational Force, shows a Romanian teenager a U.S. Marine Corps Seven-Ton during a local town celebration in Ovidiu, Romania, May 31, 2015. The event gave the local community a chance to engage with the Marines who are deployed to Mihail Kogalniceanu with Black Sea Rotational Force and view some of the equipment at a static display. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Sarah E. Burns)

Photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Burns

U.S. Marine Cpl. Corey McDaniel, a combat engineer, and Ugandan Soldiers frame a door during construction training at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 2, 2015. More than 20 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa trained with Ugandan Soldiers during a three-month mission, which allowed the UPDF to increase mission-specific capabilities in logistics and engineering for upcoming deployments throughout Africa. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Corey McDaniel, a combat engineer, and Ugandan Soldiers frame a door during construction training at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 2, 2015. More than 20 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa trained with Ugandan Soldiers during a three-month mission, which allowed the UPDF to increase mission-specific capabilities in logistics and engineering for upcoming deployments throughout Africa. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

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U.S. Marine Nicholas Kijowski, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, explains how to identify a homemade explosive device to Soldiers of the
Uganda People's Defense Force at Camp Singo, Uganda, Feb. 25, 2015. More than 20 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa trained with Ugandan Soldiers during a three-month mission, which allowed the UPDF to increase mission-specific capabilities in logistics and engineering for upcoming deployments throughout Africa. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

U.S. Marine Nicholas Kijowski, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, explains how to identify a homemade explosive device to Soldiers of the Uganda People's Defense Force at Camp Singo, Uganda, Feb. 25, 2015. More than 20 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa trained with Ugandan Soldiers during a three-month mission, which allowed the UPDF to increase mission-specific capabilities in logistics and engineering for upcoming deployments throughout Africa. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

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U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric Hairston, an electrical equipment mechanic, observes a Ugandan soldier complete a wiring project at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 2,
2015. More than 20 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa trained with Ugandan Soldiers during a three-month mission, which allowed the UPDF to increase mission-specific capabilities in logistics and engineering for upcoming deployments throughout Africa. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Eric Hairston, an electrical equipment mechanic, observes a Ugandan soldier complete a wiring project at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 2, 2015. More than 20 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa trained with Ugandan Soldiers during a three-month mission, which allowed the UPDF to increase mission-specific capabilities in logistics and engineering for upcoming deployments throughout Africa. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

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U.S. Marine Cpl. Mason Merriett, a heavy equipment operator, guides a Ugandan soldier operating a backhoe during training at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 10, 2015. More than 20 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose
Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa trained with Ugandan Soldiers during a three-month mission, which allowed the UPDF to increase mission-specific capabilities, specifically logistics and engineering, in preparation for upcoming deployments throughout Africa. (Courtesy
Photo/Released)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Mason Merriett, a heavy equipment operator, guides a Ugandan soldier operating a backhoe during training at Camp Singo, Uganda, March 10, 2015. More than 20 U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa trained with Ugandan Soldiers during a three-month mission, which allowed the UPDF to increase mission-specific capabilities, specifically logistics and engineering, in preparation for upcoming deployments throughout Africa. (Courtesy Photo/Released)

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Sergeant Matthew Sanford right, a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Charlie Co., 1st Battalion and native of Rochester, New York, rushes to the next target during a close-quarters training exercise aboard the USS San Antonio LPD 17 en route from New York City to Europe, May 26-June 6 2015. BALTOPS is an annual exercise that provides the opportunity for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and regional partners to strengthen inoperability through a series of tactical maneuvers and scenarios. The exercise involves Marines, Sailors, Airmen, and Soldiers of participating nations working side-by-side to enhance each other’s tactics and expertise, both on land and sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson/Released)

Sergeant Matthew Sanford right, a squad leader with 2nd Platoon, Charlie Co., 1st Battalion and native of Rochester, New York, rushes to the next target during a close-quarters training exercise aboard the USS San Antonio LPD 17 en route from New York City to Europe, May 26-June 6 2015. BALTOPS is an annual exercise that provides the opportunity for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and regional partners to strengthen inoperability through a series of tactical maneuvers and scenarios. The exercise involves Marines, Sailors, Airmen, and Soldiers of participating nations working side-by-side to enhance each other’s tactics and expertise, both on land and sea. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Immanuel Johnson

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa move toward an objective during a training exercise on Quartier Colonel de Chabrieres, France, May 29, 2015. Marines stationed at Moròn Air Base, Spain, conducted a seize and capture training exercise with service members from the French Foreign Legion’s 6th Light Armored Brigade to further improve interoperability between the two NATO forces as they concurrently deploy their service members to Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa move toward an objective during a training exercise on Quartier Colonel de Chabrieres, France, May 29, 2015. Marines stationed at Moròn Air Base, Spain, conducted a seize and capture training exercise with service members from the French Foreign Legion’s 6th Light Armored Brigade to further improve interoperability between the two NATO forces as they concurrently deploy their service members to Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jun Cho, left, a field wireman, attempts to keep medication hidden from Lance Cpl. Karina Lopez Campos, a water support technician, during evacuation control center sustainment training aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, May 27, 2015. Both Marines are assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa. More than 30 Marines participated in the training, which helped refresh their evacuation control center skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released)

U.S. Marine Cpl. Jun Cho, left, a field wireman, attempts to keep medication hidden from Lance Cpl. Karina Lopez Campos, a water support technician, during evacuation control center sustainment training aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, May 27, 2015. Both Marines are assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa. More than 30 Marines participated in the training, which helped refresh their evacuation control center skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Patrick Jenkins, left, a water support technician, and Cpl. Steven Valliere, a watch chief, process Marines through a non-combatant evacuation operation tracking system during evacuation control center sustainment training aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, May 27, 2015. Approximately 30 Marines, all assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, participated in the training to refresh their evacuation operation skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released)

U.S. Marines Lance Cpl. Patrick Jenkins, left, a water support technician, and Cpl. Steven Valliere, a watch chief, process Marines through a non-combatant evacuation operation tracking system during evacuation control center sustainment training aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, May 27, 2015. Approximately 30 Marines, all assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, participated in the training to refresh their evacuation operation skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins

Sergeant Patrick Harger, a platoon sergeant assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, processes Marines acting as role players through a non-combatant evacuation operation tracking system during a simulated evacuation aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, May 27, 2015. Harger was one of more than 10 Marines assisting in processing about 15 role players through an improvised evacuation control center, which helped improve the Marines’ evacuation control center skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released)

Sergeant Patrick Harger, a platoon sergeant assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, processes Marines acting as role players through a non-combatant evacuation operation tracking system during a simulated evacuation aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, May 27, 2015. Harger was one of more than 10 Marines assisting in processing about 15 role players through an improvised evacuation control center, which helped improve the Marines’ evacuation control center skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Lucas Hopkins

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa and members of Escadron de Gendarmerie Mobile, a law enforcement organization with a military status, known as the Gendarmerie, form a shield wall against rioters at the National Gendarmerie Training Center in St. Astier, France, June 19, 2015. The Marines trained to operate through dense smoke and riot-control gas while maintaining tightly organized formations.

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa and members of Escadron de Gendarmerie Mobile, a law enforcement organization with a military status, known as the Gendarmerie, form a shield wall against rioters at the National Gendarmerie Training Center in St. Astier, France, June 19, 2015. The Marines trained to operate through dense smoke and riot-control gas while maintaining tightly organized formations.

Photo by 1st Lt. Danielle Dixon

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