US, UK Royal Marines work with West African partners during Africa Partnership Station [Image 2 of 20]

LOBITO, ANGOLA

10.06.2015

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

U.S. Marines assist United Kingdom Royal Marine Commandos in teaching visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) to Angola's Fuzileiros Operaçües Especiais Marines, Oct. 6, aboard the UK Royal Navy’s HMS Lancaster, in Lobito, Angola. The training came at the request of U.S. Naval Forces Africa and UK Royal Navy to support NAVAF’s Africa Partnership Station missions in the Gulf of Guinea. Five U.S. Marines and one U.S. Navy sailor from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa took part in the training, which also included immediate action drills, patrolling, weapons handling, marksmanship and combat lifesaver training. The APS also made stops in Ghana, Nigeria and Togo. (Official U.S. Marine Corps photo by Navy Lt j.g. Jason Jason Bond/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.06.2015
• Date Posted: 11.18.2015 08:48
• Photo ID: 2293334
• VIRIN: 151006-M-AB123-002
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 6.13 MB
• Location: LOBITO, AO