A reconnaissance rubber craft travels towards shore
A reconnaissance rubber craft travels towards shore carrying U.S. and Gabonese Marines during an amphibious-landing exercise at Marine Nationale Naval Base, Port Gentil, Gabon, Sept. 1, 2014. Special-Purpose Ma... More
Mauritanian Fusilier Marins (FUMA) practice clearing
Mauritanian Fusilier Marins (FUMA) practice clearing a corner in a simulated building using the “high-low” method during a close quarters battle drill. Security Cooperation Team- 6 with Special-Purpose Marine A... More
Private First Class Adrian Nelson (left), a rifleman
Private First Class Adrian Nelson (left), a rifleman with Security Cooperation Team-7, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, learns coxswain procedures from U.K. Royal Marines dur... More
Lance Corporal Antonio C. Galloway (center), an aircraft
Lance Corporal Antonio C. Galloway (center), an aircraft communications, navigation, electrical and weapon systems technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron [VMM 264], poses for a photo with General Jame... More
U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines with Special-Purpose
U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 work together to flip a zodiac combat reconnaissance rubber craft during a small-craft capsize exercise aboard ... More
Marines with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa
Marines with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa work with Italian volunteers to construct a fence at Cunziria, a district of Vizzini, Italy, Aug. 7, 2014. Cunziria was made famous by Giovanni Verga, an Ita... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jedidiah Holmes, a San Diego,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jedidiah Holmes, a San Diego, Calif., native and machinery technician attached to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 14 stands in a zodiac combat reconnaissance rubber craft in... More
Sergeant Major Charmalyn Pile, the sergeant major of
Sergeant Major Charmalyn Pile, the sergeant major of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, reads to students during a community relations event at a local elementary school, the at the Istitut... More
Lance Corporal Jake Couch with Special-Purpose Marine
Lance Corporal Jake Couch with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 guards a security perimeter during a joint-patrol exercise at Marine Nationale Naval Base, Port Gentil, Gabon Sept. 6, 2014.... More
Evacuation Control Center team members with Combat
Evacuation Control Center team members with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force place cordons around cleared-out buildings and designate checkpoints at a trai... More
Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native
Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native and landing support specialist with SP-MAGTF Africa 14 throws trash out with a fellow Marine at the end of the day aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, J... More
Private First Class Adrian Nelson (far right), a rifleman
Private First Class Adrian Nelson (far right), a rifleman with Security Cooperation Team-7, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, supervises Gabonese Marine Fusiliers during a joi... More
Marines with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa
Marines with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa carry blocks from a pile and make a wall with them at Cunziria, a district of Vizzini, Italy, Aug. 7, 2014. This was the third COMREL event that the second i... More
Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler, the commanding general
Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler, the commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa, visited Naval Air Station Sigonella to meet the service members of Special-Purpose Mari... More
Staff Sgt. Benjamin Vanleuven (front), Lance Cpl. Vanessa
Staff Sgt. Benjamin Vanleuven (front), Lance Cpl. Vanessa Tapia (left), Petty Officer 1st Class Karen Cate (center), and 1st Lt. Maida Kalic (rear), clean an area at the Catania San Giovanni Lil Cuti beach, in ... More
Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native
Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native and landing support specialist with SP-MAGTF Africa 14 hauls trash across the parking lot at the end of the day aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, July... More
Private First Class Christopher J. Bond with Special-Purpose
Private First Class Christopher J. Bond with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa stands guard with Gabonese Marines at Marine Nationale Naval Base, Port Gentil, Gabon, Sept. 8, 2014. This team o... More
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, visited Naval Air Station Sigonella to meet service members with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa 14, Aug. 9, 2014. During his visit N... More
Corporal’s Course forges next generation of Marine NCOs
Sgt. Jamie R. Gordon (left), a Rockland County, N.Y., native and instructor with the 2nd Marine Logistics Group’s Corporal’s Course, coaches a noncommissioned officer in sword movements aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C... More
U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines with Special-Purpose
U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 work together to flip a zodiac combat reconnaissance rubber craft during a small-craft capsize exercise aboard ... More
U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines with Special-Purpose
U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 demonstrate proper procedures in a zodiac combat reconnaissance rubber craft while commands are given during a ... More
Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler (right), the commanding
Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler (right), the commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa, shakes hands with Cpl. Kevin Peach (center), a Port St. Lucie, Fla., native and... More
Lance Cpl. Zachary Belinsky with Special-Purpose Marine
Lance Cpl. Zachary Belinsky with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa, demonstrates firing a weapon while laying down to a Gabonese counterpart at Marine Nationale Naval Base, Port Gentil, Gabon,... More
Sergeant Major Micheal P. Barrett (left), sergeant
Sergeant Major Micheal P. Barrett (left), sergeant major of the Marine Corps, and General James F. Amos (center), 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Sgt. Kenneth Meade, a St. Joseph, Mo., native a... More
Lance Cpl. Vanessa Tapia (left) and Petty Officer First
Lance Cpl. Vanessa Tapia (left) and Petty Officer First Class Karen Cate (center) sweep trash from a road near the Catania San Giovanni Li Cuti beach, Italy, Aug. 5. Marines and Sailors with the second iterati... More
Lance Corporal Antonio C. Galloway (center), an aircraft
Lance Corporal Antonio C. Galloway (center), an aircraft communications, navigation, electrical and weapon systems technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron [VMM 264], is meritoriously promoted to the ra... More
Service members of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground
Service members of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 and Navy Supply pose for a photo with students during a community relations event at a local elementary school, the Istituto Comprensivo... More
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, visited Naval Air Station Sigonella to meet service members with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa 14, Aug. 9, 2014. Neller thanked the... More
Marines with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa
Marines with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa pose for a photo with the mayor of Vizzini, Marcus A. Sinatra (left center) and local friends. 1st Lt. Maida Kalic (left), the public affairs officer with SP... More
General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine
General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps (left sitting), speaks to service members with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 14 during a visit aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicil... More
A student shows his friends an American flag that he
A student shows his friends an American flag that he made during a community relations event at a local elementary school, the Istituto Comprensivo Cesare Battisti of Catania, in the San Cristoforo neighborhood... More
Corporal Isaac Althoff (left), and Cpl. Micah Gray
Corporal Isaac Althoff (left), and Cpl. Micah Gray (center), two engineering equipment electrical systems technicians with Security Cooperation Team 5B, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Respo... More
Marines and Sailors with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF
Marines and Sailors with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa 14 pose for a photo with local volunteers during a community relations event at the Catania San Giovanni Lil Cuti beach, in Catania, Italy, Aug. ... More
U.S., Gabonese, and U.K. Royal Marines land ashore
U.S., Gabonese, and U.K. Royal Marines land ashore at Marine Nationale Naval Base, Port Gentil, Gabon, Sept. 1, 2014. U.S. and British troops are training alongside Gabonese Marine Fusiliers as part of Africa ... More
Sgt. Richard Flavell, (left), and Lance Cpl. Michael
Sgt. Richard Flavell, (left), and Lance Cpl. Michael Ciavirella (right rear), lead the Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos, or COFUMACO, in a fire and movement drill in Toubacouta, Senegal, Aug. 28... More
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps
Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, visited Naval Air Station Sigonella to meet service members with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa 14, Aug. 9, 2014. During his visit N... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Craig Humes (left), a hospital
Petty Officer 1st Class Craig Humes (left), a hospital corpsman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 14, shakes hands with Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, sergeant major of the Marine Corps, while wi... More
Students look through books that were donated to them
Students look through books that were donated to them by the Marines and Sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 during a community relations event at a local elementary school, the Is... More
Petty Officer third class Michael Fallone (right),
Petty Officer third class Michael Fallone (right), a corpsman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, and a local school teacher (left), read to students during a community relations event ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jedidiah Holmes, a San Diego,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jedidiah Holmes, a San Diego, Calif., native and machinery technician attached to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 14 poses for a photo in Africa, Aug. 31, 2014. Holmes is cu... More
Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler (left), the commanding
Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler (left), the commanding general of II Marine Expeditionary Force and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa, shakes hands with Cpl. Tirrany James (center), a New Orleans, La., native and fi... More
Staff Sgt. Benjamin Vanleuven (right) partners with
Staff Sgt. Benjamin Vanleuven (right) partners with local volunteers to remove trash from the coastline of the Catania San Giovanni Li Cuti beach, Italy, Aug. 5, 2014. Marines and Sailors with the second iterat... More
Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native
Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native and landing support specialist with SP-MAGTF Africa 14 is our Warrior of the Week this week. His dedication to mission accomplishment and his fellow Marines is... More
Private First Class Sean O’Connor with Special-Purpose
Private First Class Sean O’Connor with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa instructs a Gabonese Marine during a weapons-assembly drill at Marine Nationale Naval Base, Port Gentil, Gabon, Sept. 9... More
Marines and sailors with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF
Marines and sailors with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa pose with Italian volunteers at Cunziria, a district of Vizzini, Italy, Aug. 7, 2014. The Marines partnered with Vizzini locals to construct fenc... More
General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine
General James F. Amos, 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps speaks to Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 14 during a visit aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, Sept. 3, 2014. During... More
1st Lt. Thomas McNamara (left), Security Cooperation
1st Lt. Thomas McNamara (left), Security Cooperation Team- 1 officer-in-charge, looks on with Lt. Goumalo Sall (center), the Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos, or COFUMACO, Cadre OIC, and Lt. Col... More
Lance Cpl. Vanessa Tapia sweeps trash from a road near
Lance Cpl. Vanessa Tapia sweeps trash from a road near a popular the Catania San Giovanni Li Cuti beach, Italy Aug. 5. Marines and Sailors with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa 14 armed themselves with t... More
Sgt. Maj. James J. McCook, the sergeant major for U.S.
Sgt. Maj. James J. McCook, the sergeant major for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, speaks with service members from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 aboard Naval Air Station Sig... More
Cpl. Anthony Avolio (left) a rifleman with Special-Purpose
Cpl. Anthony Avolio (left) a rifleman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 and Petty Officer 2nd Class Jedediah Holmes, a machinery technician with the U.S. Coast Guard discuss operationa... More
Students hold a sign welcoming the Marines and Sailors
Students hold a sign welcoming the Marines and Sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 to their school. Service members with SP-MAGTF Africa read to the students, donated books, told t... More
Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine
Sailors with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force help a simulated evacuee who is exhibiting signs of tuberculosis during a noncombatant evacuation operation e... More
Cpl. Tyler Furman (center), an infantryman with Security
Cpl. Tyler Furman (center), an infantryman with Security Cooperation Team- 1, prepares members of the Senegalese Companie de Fusilier Marine Commandos, or COFUMACO, for a magazine reloading competition in Touba... More
Two MV-22 Ospreys laden with Marines and equipment
Two MV-22 Ospreys laden with Marines and equipment come in for a landing in a field aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 13, 2014. The Marines and equipment brought in were part of a noncombatant evacuat... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Lance S. Wyatt (left), an El
Petty Officer 1st Class Lance S. Wyatt (left), an El Paso, Ark. native, receives the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with combat distinguishing device from Navy Capt. Rodney Gunning, an Elwood, Ind. na... More
Corporal Micah Gray, an engineering equipment electrical
Corporal Micah Gray, an engineering equipment electrical systems technician with Security Cooperation Team 5B, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response -Africa aids members of the Cameroonia... More
Corporal Isaac Althoff (left), and Cpl. Micah Gray
Corporal Isaac Althoff (left), and Cpl. Micah Gray (center), two engineering equipment electrical systems technicians with Security Cooperation Team 5B, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Respo... More
Lance Cpl. Franky Guzman (left) asks Lt. Gen. Robert
Lance Cpl. Franky Guzman (left) asks Lt. Gen. Robert Neller (center), Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe, a question during Neller’s visit to Naval Air Station Sigonella Aug. 9, 2014. Neller visited NA... More
Service members simulating noncombatant evacuees go
Service members simulating noncombatant evacuees go through a checkpoint manned by Marines conducting the evacuation control center (ECC) at a training facility for military operations in urban terrain aboard M... More
U.K. Royal Marine Commandos and U.S. Marines with
U.K. Royal Marine Commandos and U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa patrol with Gabonese Marines at Marine Nationale Naval Base, Port Gentil, Gabon, Sept. 6, 2014. The U.S. and... More
Trash bags piled up throughout the morning as Marines
Trash bags piled up throughout the morning as Marines and Sailors with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa 14 cleaned up trash from the Catania San Giovanni Li Cuti beach, Italy, Aug. 5, 2014. (U.S. Marine... More
A student displays an American flag that she made during
A student displays an American flag that she made during a community relations event at a local elementary school, the Istituto Comprensivo Cesare Battisti of Catania, in the San Cristoforo neighborhood, Sept. ... More
The Evacuation Control Center team with Combat Logistics
The Evacuation Control Center team with Combat Logistics Battalion 2, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force patrols through a field as part of a noncombatant evacuation operation exercise ab... More
Sergeant Major Charmalyn Pile, the sergeant major of
Sergeant Major Charmalyn Pile, the sergeant major of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force 14 (left), speaks with Bonnie Amos, the First Lady of the Marine Corps, while Lt. Col. William C. Stophel, the c... More
U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines with Special-Purpose
U.S. Marines and British Royal Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14 conduct small-craft capsize exercises with a zodiac combat reconnaissance rubber craft aboard Naval Air Station... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Lance S. Wyatt (left) an El
Petty Officer 1st Class Lance S. Wyatt (left) an El Paso, Ark. native, poses for a photo with Navy Capt. Rodney Gunning (center), an Elwood, Ind. native, and the commanding officer of 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd ... More
Trash lines a sea wall at the Catania San Giovanni
Trash lines a sea wall at the Catania San Giovanni Li Cuti beach, Italy, making a stark contrast from the pristine blue water just offshore. Marines and Sailors with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa 14 a... More
Lance Corporal Antonio C. Galloway (center), an aircraft
Lance Corporal Antonio C. Galloway (center), an aircraft communications, navigation, electrical and weapon systems technician with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron [VMM 264], stands at the position of attention... More
Sergeant Major Charmalyn Pile, the sergeant major of
Sergeant Major Charmalyn Pile, the sergeant major of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, looks on as a young girl writes her name on a piece of paper. Pile learned individual students’ names... More
Sergeant Dane K. Summerfelt, an instructor with
Sergeant Dane K. Summerfelt, an instructor with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa, helps a member of the Gabonese Marine Fusiliers make adjustments to his rifle aboard Marine Nationale Naval B... More
Lifesaving actions: corpsman recognized for battlefield service
Master Chief Petty Officer Christopher J. Dingler, the command master chief for 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force speaks about Petty Officer 1st Class Lance S. Wyat... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Lance S. Wyatt, an El Paso,
Petty Officer 1st Class Lance S. Wyatt, an El Paso, Ark. native, and corpsman with 2nd Dental Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force speaks to an audience after receiving the Navy ... More
2nd Lt. James Blake (left center), a Litchfield, Conn.,
2nd Lt. James Blake (left center), a Litchfield, Conn., native and the evacuation control center officer in charge instructs ECC team members on checkpoint set-up procedures to streamline the process of relocat... More
Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native
Cpl. Blaise Johnson, a Kettle River, Minn., native and landing support specialist with SP-MAGTF Africa 14 seals boxes of Meals Ready to Eat after they were inspected to ensure they were safe for Marines to eat ... More
Staff Sgt. Shaun T. Lucas, an Inwood, N.Y., native
Staff Sgt. Shaun T. Lucas, an Inwood, N.Y., native and company gunnery sergeant with the second iteration of SP-MAGTF Africa Headquarters Company carries tree limbs that will be turned into fence rails at Cunzi... More
Sergeant Dane K. Summerfelt, an instructor belonging
Sergeant Dane K. Summerfelt, an instructor belonging to a detachment of U.S. and U.K. Royal Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 14, guides a Gabonese Marine as he reacts to simulat... More