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The Georgian and U.S. representatives gather in front of a World War II amphibious Higgins boat Oct.12, 2011 during the private tour of the National World War II Museum here. The Georgians came here for the Exercise Agile Spirit 2012 mid-planning conference that was hosted at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans Oct. 12-14. The Georgians also strolled through downtown New Orleans, attended a formal dinner and went on a swamp tour. - The Georgian and U.S. representatives gather in front of a World War II amphibious Higgins boat Oct.12, 2011 during the private tour of the National World War II Museum here. The Georgians came here for the Exercise Agile Spirit 2012 mid-planning conference that was hosted at the Marine Corps Support Facility New Orleans Oct. 12-14. The Georgians also strolled through downtown New Orleans, attended a formal dinner and went on a swamp tour.

A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, clears the M240B machine gun for a Georgian soldier during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training. - A machine gunner from Machine Gun Platoon, Support Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division, clears the M240B machine gun for a Georgian soldier during training here July 25 for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011. Agile Spirit is designed to increase interoperability between Marines and the Georgian Armed Forces by exchanging and enhancing each other’s capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations, including: small unit tactics, convoy operations, and counter-Improvised Explosive Device training.