A dummy grenade awaits a U.S. Marine with Headquarters

A dummy grenade awaits a U.S. Marine with Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, as he low crawls during the Marine Combat Fitness Test in Moamba, Mozambique, Aug. 6. The Marines ran the fitness test during Exercise SHARED ACCORD 2010 in order to demonstrate it to soldiers with the Armed Forces for the Defense of Mozambique. SHARED ACCORD is an annually scheduled, bi-lateral U.S.-Mozambique field training exercise aimed at conducting small unit infantry and staff training with U.S. Africa Command partner nations. The exercise is designed to increase partner nation capacity for conducting peace and stability operations. The exercise is scheduled to conclude, Aug. 13. All U.S. forces will return to their home bases in Europe and the U.S. at the end of the exercise.