U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brent Pope,

U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Brent Pope, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) Africa corpsman from Big Piney, Wyo., congratulates a Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) soldier during a graduation ceremony at the Peace Support Operations Training Center-Singo in Kakola, Uganda, June 27, 2013. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa recently completed a logistics focused engagement with UPDF soldiers who will deploy to Somalia later this year. Since deploying in January, Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa has trained more than 800 African service members, including 310 UPDF soldiers. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 2nd Lt. Andrew Bolla/Released)