Marine Corps Advisor Company A

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Alex Beckstrand, assigned to Team 2, Marine Corps Advisor Company Alpha, Marine Corps Forces South (MARFORSOUTH), instructs Senegalese Armed Forces personnel during a joint planning process course at Centre d’Entraînement Tactique 2 (CET2) in Dodji, Senegal, May 7, 2025. The training, conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Army’s 2nd Security Force Assistance Brigade (2nd SFAB), Security Force Assistance Command (SFAC), supports African Lion 2025 (AL25) by enhancing multinational planning and staff integration. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) on behalf of the U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise will enhance our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight and win. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Solomon Navarro)

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Advisor Company A, Force Headquarters Group, Marine Forces Reserve, and Chilean Marines with the Amphibious Expeditionary Brigade, Cuerpo de Infanteria Marina, Armada de Chile, stand for a photo during an operational planning and wargaming subject matter expert exchange at the Academia de Guerra Naval (Naval War College) in Viña del Mar, Chile, June 12, 2024. Chilean and U.S. Marines routinely conduct training exchanges to learn from one another and enhance interoperability and professional development. Courtesy asset.

U.S. Marines with Marine Corps Advisor Company-A (MCAC-A) participate in the Infantry Marksmanship Assessment, a component of the Joint Marksmanship Assessment Package, at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., May 16, 2025. The Reserve Marksmanship Team, based at Marine Corps Base Quantico, supported and educated MCAC-A Marines on an enhancement marksmanship course of fire. The course provides Marines insight into innovation, drives change, and offers a comprehensive overview of U.S. Marine Corps modernized weapons training. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Connor Taggart)