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U.S. Marines assigned to the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Central Command 20.2, take part in an Evacuation Control Center training exercise in Kuwait, May 26, 2020. The ECC processes, screens, and conducts selected logistic functions associated with emergency evacuation of designated noncombatant evacuees in support of the Department of State. The SPMAGTF-CR-CC is a crisis response force, prepared to deploy a variety of capabilities across the region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by LCpl. Robert Kuehn)

Nearly 40 Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa 15.2 rehearsed entry control center operations during a certification exercise, June 19 at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. The exercise certified the Marines' abilities to receive and process U.S. citizens and U.S. embassy personnel at a cooperative security location, a forward-staged compound fit with dining, hygiene and command and control facilities, should a U.S. embassy be evacuated. The scenario used Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia as a U.S. embassy in the Central African Republic and NAS Oceana as the CSL in nearby Gabon.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment trained to set up evacuation control centers during a simulated disaster relief exercise in Virginia, Dec. 11, 2014. The training prepared the Marines to conduct similar operations during their upcoming deployment with the Black Sea Rotational Force. The Marines assisted role players taking the part of American citizens attempting to leave an earthquake-devastated region. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza/Released)