A Gabonese Gendarmerie service member shakes hands

A Gabonese Gendarmerie service member shakes hands with U.S. service members from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa after receiving a certificate for participating in a non-lethal weapons training course at the unit’s Cooperative Security Location in Libreville, Gabon, June 24, 2015. The Gabonese Gendarmerie unit is tasked with containing riots and even responding to situations that may occur outside the nearby embassy. The service members with SPMAGTF-CR-AF, which is based out of Morón Air Base, Spain, are currently validating their forward-staging capabilities while building partnerships with their Gabonese counterparts. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher Mendoza/Released)