4TH AIR NAVAL GUNFIRE LIAISON COMPANY

U.S. Marine Capt. Steven Valentin, a joint tactical attack controller with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, discusses the interoperability of JTACs between different U.S. military branches of service during exercise African Lion 2019 at the Aoreora range near Tan Tan, Morocco, March 27, 2019. African Lion is an annual, multinational, joint-force exercise designed to improve interoperability and mutual understanding of each nation’s tactics, techniques and procedures while demonstrating a strong partnership between nation’s militaries. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tessa D. Watts)

U.S. Marine Corps Marines assigned to the 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), conduct call for fire training during exercise Emerald Warrior 24 at Dugway Proving Ground, March 7, 2024. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise that prepares U.S. Special Operations Command forces, Conventional Enablers, Partner Forces, and Interagency Elements to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Irvin)

U.S. Marine Corps Marines assigned to the 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), look for potential targets during exercise Emerald Warrior 24 at Dugway Proving Ground, March 7, 2024. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise that prepares U.S. Special Operations Command forces, Conventional Enablers, Partner Forces, and Interagency Elements to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Irvin)

U.S. Marine Corps Marines assigned to the 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO), conduct call for fire training during exercise Emerald Warrior 24 at Dugway Proving Ground, March 7, 2024. Emerald Warrior is the largest joint special operations exercise that prepares U.S. Special Operations Command forces, Conventional Enablers, Partner Forces, and Interagency Elements to respond to various threats across the spectrum of conflict. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Irvin)

Reserve Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Force Headquarters Group, perform a five-mile movement to a possible observation post in Cape Wrath, Scotland, April 23, 2018. 4th ANGLICO is in Scotland to take part in Joint Warrior 18-1, an exercise that furthers their readiness and effectiveness in combined arms integration, small unit tactics and land navigation. This training aims at improving their capabilities and combat effectiveness and ensures they're ready to fight tonight.

U.S. Marines with 4th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, Marine Forces Reserve, march to the confidence course during the 4th Marine Division Super Squad Competition at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July, 21, 2023. During the multi-day competition, Reserve units from all across the Marine Corps, exercised their technical and tactical proficiencies by competing in events that highlighted offensive/defensive operations, patrolling techniques, combat marksmanship, physical endurance and small unit leadership. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Mitchell Johnson)

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jonathan N. Traynor Jr., a student with 4th Marine Division, holds security during a rehearsal for a simulated raid in Poplarville, Mississippi, June 4, 2023. Exercise Raven is Marine Forces Special Operations Command’s pre-deployment exercise designed to evaluate the readiness of MARSOC companies and teams. To assist this mission, Marine Forces Reserve regularly collaborates with MARSOC to integrate specific Reserve force capabilities like civil affairs, law enforcement, cyber, intelligence, and Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) into MARSOC training, exercises and operational deployments. This collaboration strengthens Reserve force capabilities and informs MARSOC's efforts to enhance and operationalize their Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Detachment to retain and employ Reserve Marines with these critical skill sets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)

U.S. Marines with the 4th Marine Division take a group photo during Raven Exercise 6-23 in Biloxi, Mississippi, June 11, 2023. Exercise Raven is Marine Forces Special Operations Command’s pre-deployment exercise designed to evaluate the readiness of MARSOC companies and teams. To assist this mission, Marine Forces Reserve regularly collaborates with MARSOC to integrate specific Reserve force capabilities like civil affairs, law enforcement, cyber, intelligence, and Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) into MARSOC training, exercises and operational deployments. This collaboration strengthens Reserve force capabilities and informs MARSOC's efforts to enhance and operationalize their Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) Detachment to retain and employ Reserve Marines with these critical skill sets. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. David Brandes)