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US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Viki Apineru (Left) and USMC STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Michael King, USMC Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) instructors, prepare Georgian Army trainees for tactical formation training at Krtsanisi Training Camp. They are part of the GTEP where US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to selected units of the Georgian Armed Forces. This program will mold the selected units into a professional fighting force capable of providing security and stability to the country of Georgia and the region
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Luis Gines, left, a Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) instructor, helps a Georgian (GEO) trainee put on his gear correctly on at the Krtsanisi Training Camp, in the Republic of Georgia (GEO). US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to select units of the Georgian (GEO) armed forces
US Marine Corps (USMC) Captain Matt Ryan, Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) Instructor, helps a Georgian Army trainee use his compass during a land navigation training exercise at Advanced Operating Base Krtsanisi. They are part of the GTEP, where US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to selected units of the Georgian armed forces. This program will mold the selected units into a professional fighting force capable of providing security and stability to the country of Georgia and this region
Georgian Sergeant Viki Apineru, left and US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Chad Roark, a Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) instructor, demonstrate a body hardening exercise to a company of Georgian (GEO) trainees during a self-defense training class, at the Krtsanisi Training Camp, Republic of Georgia (GEO). US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to select units of the Georgian (GEO) armed forces
US Marine Corps (USMC) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Chad Roark (standing), Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) instructor, teaches Georgian trainees how to fall properly during martial arts training at Krtsanisi Training Camp, country of Georgia. They are part of the GTEP where US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to selected units of the Georgian Armed Forces. This program will mold the selected units into a professional fighting force capable of providing security and stability to the country of Georgia and the region
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Dominic Tino, Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) Instructor, using rocks, goes over a tactical formation plan with Georgian Army trainees at Advanced Operating Base Krtsanisi, country of Georgia. SGT Tino is part of the GTEP where US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to selected units of the Georgian armed forces. This program will mold the selected units into a professional fighting force capable of providing security and stability to the country of Georgia and this region. The Georgian trainees are armed with 7.62 mm AK-47S assault rifle with folding butt
US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Charles R. Holland (center), Commander in CHIEF, US Special Operations Command (SOC), speaks with US Army (USA) Soldiers from the 10th Special Forces Group (SFG) (Airborne) about the importance of the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP), inside the new Georgian National Military Command Center, during a meeting held at Tbilisi, Georgia. GTEP conducted by the US Army European Command is designed to enhance the capability of selected Georgian military units to provide security and stability to the citizens of Georgia and the region
US Marine Corps (USMC) Sergeant (SGT) Dominic Tino, Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) Instructor, puts camo paint on a Georgian Army trainee's face during camouflage training at Advanced Operating Base Krtsanisi, country of Georgia. SGT Tino is part of the GTEP where US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to selected units of the Georgian armed forces. This program will mold the selected units into a professional fighting force capable of providing security and stability to the country of Georgia and this region
US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers (right), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF (JCS), and Georgian General Lieutenant Joni Pirtskhalaishvili, CHIEF of the General STAFF for the Republic of Georgia, salute during the playing of the American and Georgian national anthems. Both will meet with top military officials to discuss the Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP). GTEP is a flexible, time phased training initiative that builds upon a strong military-to-military relationship developed between the US and the Republic of Georgia since the end of the Cold War, and further underscores US support for the Republic of Georgia's sovereignty, independence and territorial...
Georgian Lieutenant (LT) Kotorashvili (left) and US Marine Corps (USMC) Staff Sergeant (SSGT) Thomas West, Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) instructor, look over what appears to be Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) new communications equipment at Krtsanisi Training Camp, country of Georgia. SSGT West is part of the GTEP where US forces are tasked to provide equipment and training to selected units of the Georgian armed forces. This program will mold the selected units into a professional fighting force capable of providing security and stability to the country of Georgia and this region. The CARC, stenciled in white, stands for chemical agent resistant coating
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Krtsanisi Training Camp
Country: Georgia (The Country) (GEO)
Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE
Scene Camera Operator: A1C Dallas D. Edwards, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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