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U.S. Reserve Marine Staff Sgt. Philip J. Michell, a fire support Marine with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, discusses operations with members of Moroccan Armed Forces during Exercise African Lion 2018, in Tan Tan, Morocco, April 23, 2018. African Lion is an annual, multinational, joint-force exercise improving interoperability between participating nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Tessa D. Watts) - U.S. Reserve Marine Staff Sgt. Philip J. Michell, a fire support Marine with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, discusses operations with members of Moroccan Armed Forces during Exercise African Lion 2018, in Tan Tan, Morocco, April 23, 2018. African Lion is an annual, multinational, joint-force exercise improving interoperability between participating nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl Tessa D. Watts)

Cpl. Cecil Otieno, a supply clerk with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, attends his Platoon Leaders Class phase one graduation practice in July 2013. Otieno was the third squad leader. In July this year, he will attend the second phase of PLC and plans on being commissioned in May 2015, after he earns his degree. - Cpl. Cecil Otieno, a supply clerk with 4th Dental Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, attends his Platoon Leaders Class phase one graduation practice in July 2013. Otieno was the third squad leader. In July this year, he will attend the second phase of PLC and plans on being commissioned in May 2015, after he earns his degree.

Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa recieve a fairwell speech from Brig. Gen. Burke Whitman, deputy commanding general of mobilization for II Marine Expeditionary Force and an Atlanta, Ga., native, here, Jan. 8, 2013. Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa deployed to conduct theater security cooperation and limited crisis response missions in support of U.S. Africa Command. - Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. - Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa recieve a fairwell speech from Brig. Gen. Burke Whitman, deputy commanding general of mobilization for II Marine Expeditionary Force and an Atlanta, Ga., native, here, Jan. 8, 2013. Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa deployed to conduct theater security cooperation and limited crisis response missions in support of U.S. Africa Command.

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13.2 radio an inbound MV-22 Osprey during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012. The Marines are learning advanced combat medical techniques, advanced driving techniques, methods for training foreign militaries on marksmanship and how to set up and conduct firing ranges to prepare for their upcoming deployment. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released) - Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa 13.2 radio an inbound MV-22 Osprey during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012. The Marines are learning advanced combat medical techniques, advanced driving techniques, methods for training foreign militaries on marksmanship and how to set up and conduct firing ranges to prepare for their upcoming deployment. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Released)

Sgt. Stefan Tunstall, Corporal's Course instructor and reservist with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company in Mobile, Ala., demonstrates how to indentify enemy movement on security patrols using only foot prints, Aug. 23, 2012. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Joint Task Force Enabler participated in a three week Corporal's Course on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, Aug. 13 through Aug. 30, 2012. The course provides the Marines with necessary leadership skills and is designed to provide the war fighting skills, core values and mindset necessary for effective leadership of Marines - Sgt. Stefan Tunstall, Corporal's Course instructor and reservist with 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company in Mobile, Ala., demonstrates how to indentify enemy movement on security patrols using only foot prints, Aug. 23, 2012. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa and the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Joint Task Force Enabler participated in a three week Corporal's Course on Naval Air Station Sigonella, Sicily, Aug. 13 through Aug. 30, 2012. The course provides the Marines with necessary leadership skills and is designed to provide the war fighting skills, core values and mindset necessary for effective leadership of Marines

Force reconnaissance Marines watch as role players practice assembling AK-M rifles during Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 2012’s mission rehearsal exercise Sept. 20. SPMAGTF-12 is slated to deploy in support of U.S. Africa Command. ::r::::n:: - Force reconnaissance Marines watch as role players practice assembling AK-M rifles during Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 2012’s mission rehearsal exercise Sept. 20. SPMAGTF-12 is slated to deploy in support of U.S. Africa Command. ::r::::n::

U.S. Marine Colonel Sam Strotman, Task Force commander, talks to the troops during the opening ceremony for Exercise Shared Accord in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Shared Accord is a joint exercise between the South African National Defence Forces and the U.S. military. Exercise Shared Accord includes various types of military training; humanitarian outreach, in way of medical, dental and veterinarian care; and construction projects. - U.S. Marine Colonel Sam Strotman, Task Force commander, talks to the troops during the opening ceremony for Exercise Shared Accord in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Shared Accord is a joint exercise between the South African National Defence Forces and the U.S. military. Exercise Shared Accord includes various types of military training; humanitarian outreach, in way of medical, dental and veterinarian care; and construction projects.

Lance Cpl. Martial Agbyssi, a food service specialist with Headquarters Battery, 14th Marine Regiment, fled to the United States in 2006 with his mother and two sisters. Agbyssi was born and raised in Niakara, Ivory Coast, a country in western Africa. For nearly a decade now, Ivory Coast has been involved in a civil conflict within the country. However, Agbyssi still plans to return to the country he once called home one day. - Lance Cpl. Martial Agbyssi, a food service specialist with Headquarters Battery, 14th Marine Regiment, fled to the United States in 2006 with his mother and two sisters. Agbyssi was born and raised in Niakara, Ivory Coast, a country in western Africa. For nearly a decade now, Ivory Coast has been involved in a civil conflict within the country. However, Agbyssi still plans to return to the country he once called home one day.