Marines evacuate embassy in South Sudan [Image 3 of 23]

JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN

01.03.2014

Photo by Staff Sgt. Robert L. Fisher III  

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

Capt. Thomas Wallin, right, the commanding officer for the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, passes orders to Sgt. Andrew Rodriguez, a team leader with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, on the flight line in Juba, South Sudan, during an evacuation of personnel from the U.S. Embassy, Jan. 3, 2014. A squad-size element of U.S. Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response successfully evacuated more than 20 personnel from the U.S. Embassy in coordination with the East Africa Response Force, and under the command and control of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The Marines from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response are specifically trained for scenarios in which they provide support to a U.S. Embassy in the form of fixed-site security, Embassy reinforcement, support to non-combatant evacuation, and other missions as directed.

• Date Taken: 01.03.2014
• Date Posted: 01.03.2014 12:04
• Photo ID: 1146309
• VIRIN: 140103-M-HF911-003
• Resolution: 3840x2560
• Size: 2.07 MB
• Location: JUBA, SS
• Hometown: FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, US