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U.S. Marines demonstrate team rushes for embarked Cameroonian Naval Commandos during search and seizure training aboard the USNS Spearhead Marchm19, 2015. The Cameroonian Commandos embarked aboard the Spearhead after the theater security cooperation team left Cameroon to travel to Gabon. U.S., British Royal and Spanish Marines made up the team of Marines that spent three months traveling to four different African countries training the militaries of Ghana, Angola, Cameroon and Gabon on basic infantry skills, marksmanship, small-boat operations and search and seizure techniques. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua Davies/Released)

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua D

Spanish, U.S. and British Royal Marines pose for a group photo aboard the USNS Spearhead, March 22, 2015. This multinational group of Marines spent three months traveling to four different African countries working with the militaries of Ghana, Angola, Cameroon and Gabon on basic infantry skills, marksmanship, small-boat operations and search and seizure techniques. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenan O'Connor/Released)

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Kenan O'

Angolan Marines, known as Fuzileiros Navais da Marinha de Guerra Angolana, practice clearing a room in Luanda, Angola, March 4, 2015. U.S. Marines, British Royal Marines and Spanish Marines spent three days training with the Angolans in close-quarters combat, small boat operations and repair, and search and seizure techniques before departing for Cameroon during the maritime security exercise, Africa Partnership Station. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

U.S. Marine Cpl. Anthony Bourne, a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, demonstrates room-clearing techniques to Angolan Marines in Luanda, Angola, March 4, 2015. U.S. Marines, British Royal Marines and Spanish Marines spent three days training with the Angolans in close-quarters combat, small boat operations and repair, and search and seizure techniques before departing for Cameroon during the maritime security exercise, Africa Partnership Station. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Spanish Marines review navigation equipment with Angolan Marines in Luanda, Angola, March 4, 2015, before conducting coxswain training in the Luanda Harbor. The Spanish Marines worked with the Angolan coxswains on seafaring capabilities. U.S. Marines, British Royal Marines and Spanish Marines spent three days training with the Angolans in close-quarters combat, small boat operations and repair, and search and seizure techniques before departing for Cameroon during the maritime security exercise, Africa Partnership Station. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cushman

Portuguese Marines, Fuzileiros, move to clear a room during an assault training exercise near Lisbon, Portugal, April 9, 2015. U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa and Fuzileiros simulated breaching a compound side-by-side demonstrating the interoperability of the two NATO forces for potential future operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza

U.S. Africa Command will validate the Marine Corps' 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade Joint Task Force Headquarters capability during a command-post exercise for Exercise Judious Response 2015 from March 19-25, 2015. The MEB JTF HQ for the exercise includes representatives from across all the military services, the United Kingdom, U.S. Special Operations Command, Joint Enabling Capabilities Command and the Joint Training Section from the Joint Staff J7.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Chloe Nelson

U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chad Chorzelewski, III Marine Expeditionary Force Deputy Force Fires coordinator, Cleveland, Ohio, talks with Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Col. Jeon Byungdo, Marine Corps Fires Vice Chief, during Exercise Key Resolve 15 on Camp Mujuk, South Korea, March 10, 2015. Key Resolve is held annually to strengthen ROK-U.S. combat readiness and joint interoperability.

Photo by Pfc. Makenzie Fallon

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Elijah Vidal, New York, New York, III Marine Expeditionary Force Civil Affairs reports officer, works with Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Maj. Seo Soo, ROK Marine Corps Headquarters reports officer, during Exercise Key Resolve 15 on Camp Mujuk, South Korea, March 10, 2015. Key Resolve is held annually to strengthen ROK-U.S. combat readiness and joint interoperability.

Photo by Pfc. Makenzie Fallon

U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Brannon Niesent, Fort Collins, Colorado, III Marine Expeditionary Force Command Element G-3 Force Protection officer, works with Republic of Korea (ROK) Marine Capt. Jae Eun Lee, Marine Corps Headquarters FRAGO officer, during Exercise Key Resolve 15 on Camp Mujuk, South Korea, March 10, 2015. Key Resolve is held annually to strengthen ROK-U.S. combat readiness and joint interoperability.

Photo by Pfc. Makenzie Fallon

(From left to right:) Singaporean Lt. Col. Francis Goh, the commanding officer for the Underwater Demolition Group with Singapore’s Naval Dive Unit; Maj. Gen. James S. Hartsell, the mobilization assistant to the U.S. Pacific Command commander; and Capt. Richard Laszok, the company commander for Bravo Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, watch as members of the UDG give a presentation over Singapore’s dive tactics Feb. 27, 2015 in one of the School of Infantry-West classrooms in building 223 aboard Marine Corps Base Hawaii. The training was part of Exercise Sandfisher, an annual exercise that provides hands-on experience for Okinawa-based Marines specializing in combatant diving; small-boat operations; underwater navigation; high-altitude, high-opening parachuting and ground reconnaissance tactics.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Harley Thomas

Cpl. Kenneth C. Sobota with the Offload Preparation Party ensures all parts are operational on the Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, Feb. 6. The OPP Marines conducted pre-operation checks on all of the vehicles aboard the ship. Their mission is to prepare and offload the equipment from ship to shore for use during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. Cobra Gold is an annual Thailand /United States, co-sponsored multinational and joint theater security cooperation exercise, conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand. This year 25 nations are participating. Sobota is an AAV repairman with General Support Platoon, and a native of Detroit, Michigan.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch

Cpl. Brock W. English with the Offload Preparation Party ensures all parts are operational on the Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, Feb. 6. The OPP Marines conducted pre-operation checks on all of the vehicles aboard the ship. Their mission is to prepare and offload the equipment from ship to shore for use during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. Cobra Gold is an annual Thailand /United States, co-sponsored multinational and joint theater security cooperation exercise, conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand. This year 25 nations are participating. English is an AAV crewman with General Support Platoon, and a Lampasas, Texas, native.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch

Cpl. Brock W. English with the Offload Preparation Party ensures all parts are operational on the Assault Amphibious Vehicles aboard the Maritime Prepositioning Force ship, USNS Pililaau, Feb. 6. The OPP Marines conducted pre-operation checks on all of the vehicles aboard the ship. Their mission is to prepare and offload the equipment from ship to shore for use during Exercise Cobra Gold 2015. Cobra Gold is an annual Thailand /United States, co-sponsored multinational and joint theater security cooperation exercise, conducted in the Kingdom of Thailand. This year 25 nations are participating. English is an AAV crewman with General Support Platoon, and a Lampasas, Texas,native.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch

U.S. Marines, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Echo Company, and Royal Brunei Land Forces conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2014 at Camp Penanjong. In its 20th year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations including, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste.

Photo by Pfc. Cedric R. Haller II

U.S. Marines, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Echo Company, and Royal Brunei Land Forces conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2014 at Camp Penanjong, Nov. 12 . In its 20th year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations including, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Cedric R. Haller II/Released)

Photo by Pfc. Cedric R. Haller II

U.S. Marines, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Echo Company, and Royal Brunei Land Forces conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2014 at Camp Penanjong, Nov. 13. In its 20th year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations including, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste.

Photo by Pfc. Cedric R. Haller II

U.S. Marines, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, Echo Company, and Royal Brunei Land Forces conduct Military Operations in Urban Terrain training during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Brunei 2014 at Camp Penanjong, Nov. 13. In its 20th year, CARAT is an annual, bilateral exercise series with the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and the armed forces of nine partner nations including, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Timor-Leste.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Cedric R. Haller II

U.S. Marines read a tombstone memorial while visiting the Bataan Death March Memorial at Capas National Shrine during Amphibious Landing Exercise 15, Oct. 8, 2014. More than 100 Marines visited the memorial over two days to learn more about the events of World War II that occurred in the Philippines. PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines alongside U.S. Marine and Navy Forces focused on strengthening the partnership and relationships between the two nations across a range of military operations including disaster relief and complex expeditionary operations. The Marines are with Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert D. Williams Jr

U.S. Navy Lt. Yonatan Warren explains the history of the Bataan Death March at the memorial wall during Amphibious Landing Exercise 15, Oct. 8, 2014. More then 100 Marines visited the memorial over two days to learn more about the events of World War II that occurred in the Philippines. PHIBLEX is an annual, bilateral training exercise conducted by members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines alongside U.S. Marine and Navy Forces focused on strengthening the partnership and relationships between the two nations across a range of military operations including disaster relief and complex expeditionary operations. Warren is the chaplain for Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Robert D. Williams Jr