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Spanish Brig. Gen. Juan Cifuentes Álvarez gives a ‘thumbs-up’ to a young paratrooper during bilateral training with U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Nov. 13, 2015 in Zaragoza, Spain. More than 25 Spanish paratroopers with Spanish Parachute Brigade jumped out of a KC-130J Hercules, reinforcing mutual defense relationships between U.S. and Spain. - Spanish Brig. Gen. Juan Cifuentes Álvarez gives a ‘thumbs-up’ to a young paratrooper during bilateral training with U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, Nov. 13, 2015 in Zaragoza, Spain. More than 25 Spanish paratroopers with Spanish Parachute Brigade jumped out of a KC-130J Hercules, reinforcing mutual defense relationships between U.S. and Spain.

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, train members of the Uganda People’s Defense Force on Mine-Resistant, Ambushed-Protected Vehicles, or MRAPs, at Camp Singo, Uganda, Nov. 3, 2015. Marines and sailors with SPMAGTF-CR-AF are training with the UPDF to increase engineering and logistical capabilities while strengthening the bonds between the partner countries. - U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, train members of the Uganda People’s Defense Force on Mine-Resistant, Ambushed-Protected Vehicles, or MRAPs, at Camp Singo, Uganda, Nov. 3, 2015. Marines and sailors with SPMAGTF-CR-AF are training with the UPDF to increase engineering and logistical capabilities while strengthening the bonds between the partner countries.

Lance Cpl. Breeann Rogers is sprayed with oleoresin capsicum aboard the USS Essex on the Indian Ocean, Oct. 31, 2015 during a non-lethal weapons course. Rogers is a motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and is a member of the combat cargo platoon. U.S. Marines and Sailors were sprayed across the face with OC spray and went through a series of exercises as their final event of the course. - Lance Cpl. Breeann Rogers is sprayed with oleoresin capsicum aboard the USS Essex on the Indian Ocean, Oct. 31, 2015 during a non-lethal weapons course. Rogers is a motor transportation operator with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, and is a member of the combat cargo platoon. U.S. Marines and Sailors were sprayed across the face with OC spray and went through a series of exercises as their final event of the course.

A Light Armored Vehicle attached to 4th LAV Battalion, 4th Marine Division, sits on the horizon during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almería, Spain, Oct. 30, 2015. The exercise provided an opportunity for Reserve Marines to gain experience within their military occupational specialty and demonstrates their readiness in conjunction with other foreign nationals. - A Light Armored Vehicle attached to 4th LAV Battalion, 4th Marine Division, sits on the horizon during exercise Trident Juncture 2015 in Almería, Spain, Oct. 30, 2015. The exercise provided an opportunity for Reserve Marines to gain experience within their military occupational specialty and demonstrates their readiness in conjunction with other foreign nationals.

A Marine with 1st Marine Raider Battalion fires a .50 caliber Special Application Scoped Rifle during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8. - A Marine with 1st Marine Raider Battalion fires a .50 caliber Special Application Scoped Rifle during a Company Collective Exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 7, 2015. Marine Special Operations Company C, 1st Marine Raider Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Special Operations Command spent the first phase of their three-phase Company Collective Exercise practicing Foreign Internal Defense aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 5-8.

Royal Danish Army Sgt. 1st Class Martin, left, a primary shooting instructor, marks shot groups during a live-fire range at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2015. The training was a part of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity mission to teach the Iraqi soldiers proper marksmanship techniques to improve their effectiveness on the battlefield against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. - Royal Danish Army Sgt. 1st Class Martin, left, a primary shooting instructor, marks shot groups during a live-fire range at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Oct. 26, 2015. The training was a part of the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve building partner capacity mission to teach the Iraqi soldiers proper marksmanship techniques to improve their effectiveness on the battlefield against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Joseph Ryan, a watch officer with 2nd Intelligence Battalion and British soldiers take notes before beginning Exercise Phoenix Odyssey II in Edinburgh, U.K., Oct. 25, 2015. The two-week exercise allows the two forces to enhance intelligence capabilities and build upon military skills. - U.S. Marine 1st Lt. Joseph Ryan, a watch officer with 2nd Intelligence Battalion and British soldiers take notes before beginning Exercise Phoenix Odyssey II in Edinburgh, U.K., Oct. 25, 2015. The two-week exercise allows the two forces to enhance intelligence capabilities and build upon military skills.

Republic of Korea Marine Lance Cpl. Jun Shin puts on his gas mask during a gas attack scenario as part of Korea Marine Exchange Program 15-12 at Gunha-Rhi, Republic of Korea, Sept. 17, 2015. The U.S. and ROK Marines practiced quickly putting on their gas mask and carrying the wounded to safety. KMEP 15-12 is an exercise in a series of continuous bilateral training exercises that enhance the ROK and U.S. alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula and strengthen ROK and U.S. military capabilities and interoperability. Shin, from Ulsan, ROK, is with 2nd Company, 11th Battalion, 1st Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, ROK Headquarters Marine Corps. - Republic of Korea Marine Lance Cpl. Jun Shin puts on his gas mask during a gas attack scenario as part of Korea Marine Exchange Program 15-12 at Gunha-Rhi, Republic of Korea, Sept. 17, 2015. The U.S. and ROK Marines practiced quickly putting on their gas mask and carrying the wounded to safety. KMEP 15-12 is an exercise in a series of continuous bilateral training exercises that enhance the ROK and U.S. alliance, promote stability on the Korean Peninsula and strengthen ROK and U.S. military capabilities and interoperability. Shin, from Ulsan, ROK, is with 2nd Company, 11th Battalion, 1st Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, ROK Headquarters Marine Corps.

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