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    Building partnerships through training in Mauritania [Image 9 of 11]

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    Two military officers — one in U.S. Marine Corps MARPAT desert camouflage with a patrol cap, and one in desert tri-color camouflage with a green beret — are exchanging a framed commemorative gift during what appears to be a formal military ceremony. The setting is an arid, desert environment with a formation of soldiers in the background wearing desert camouflage and red berets. The event appears to be a bilateral military cooperation or training exercise ceremony.

    MAURITANIA

    06.03.2016

    Courtesy Photo

    U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

    Lt. Col. Randall Jones, the commanding officer of the Logistics Combat Element for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, recieves a gift from the local commander of the Mauritanian Groupement Special d’Intervention in Mauritania, June 3, 2016. Marines facilitated security force assistance in support of the Mauritanian GSI counter-terrorism efforts by assessing and conducting advance infantry training, tactical convoy operations, vehicle operations, medical, and communications training. (U.S. Marine Corps courtesy photo/released)

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    Date Taken: 06.03.2016
    Date Posted: 06.08.2016 09:47
    Photo ID: 2641348
    VIRIN: 160603-M-ZZ999-082
    Resolution: 4658x3105
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    A military training session is taking place in an arid, desert environment. A soldier in MARPAT desert camouflage is kneeling on sandy ground, drawing or pointing to a diagram in the sand while addressing a group of soldiers in desert camouflage uniforms who are seated and observing attentively. The setting appears to be a forward operating base or training compound with buildings visible in the background.
    Two military officers from different nations are exchanging salutes in what appears to be a formal military ceremony in a desert environment. One officer wears a green beret with desert camouflage uniform, while the other wears a pixelated desert camouflage uniform consistent with U.S. Marine Corps MARPAT pattern. A formation of soldiers in the background, some carrying rifles, suggests this is an official military visit or ceremony.
    A military training exercise taking place in an arid desert environment. Two soldiers in desert camouflage uniforms are in a firing position aiming AK-pattern rifles, while a third soldier in MARPAT (Marine pattern) camouflage and boonie hat observes and supervises. The setting appears to be a forward operating base or training compound in a North African or Middle Eastern desert region.
    A military training exercise is taking place in a desert environment. A Western military instructor in distinctive camouflage uniform and boonie hat is demonstrating weapon handling to a group of local soldiers seated around a wooden platform with disassembled rifles. The setting appears to be an arid, sandy region with dunes visible in the background.
    A U.S. Marine instructor is demonstrating the operation of a machine gun mounted on a bipod to a group of soldiers wearing desert camouflage uniforms. The setting appears to be an outdoor training environment with sandy, rocky ground near a building. This appears to be a military training or advisory session involving personnel from at least two different armed forces.
    Two soldiers are positioned on the bed of a military vehicle in an arid desert environment. One soldier is operating a mounted machine gun while a second soldier in digital camouflage uniform and sunglasses gestures with an outstretched arm, appearing to direct or instruct. The scene suggests a training or operational scenario in a desert theater.
    A military training exercise is taking place in an arid desert environment. One soldier in US Marine Corps desert MARPAT camouflage is instructing another soldier wearing a green helmet and desert camouflage uniform who is in a prone firing position. A spent cartridge casing is visibly ejecting from the AK-pattern rifle being fired.
    The image shows a military training exercise in an arid desert environment. One standing instructor in digital camouflage uniform appears to be directing or instructing multiple soldiers who are in prone firing positions on the ground. The trainees are wearing older-style steel helmets and lighter-colored uniforms, suggesting a multinational training scenario.
    Two military officers — one in U.S. Marine Corps MARPAT desert camouflage with a patrol cap, and one in desert tri-color camouflage with a green beret — are exchanging a framed commemorative gift during what appears to be a formal military ceremony. The setting is an arid, desert environment with a formation of soldiers in the background wearing desert camouflage and red berets. The event appears to be a bilateral military cooperation or training exercise ceremony.
    Two military personnel are exchanging a framed gift depicting camels in a desert setting. One individual wears a desert camouflage uniform with a red beret, consistent with a North African or Middle Eastern military force, while the other wears MARPAT (Marine Pattern) camouflage with a name tape partially reading 'SON', identifying him as a U.S. Marine. The exchange appears to be a ceremonial gift presentation accompanied by a handshake.
    A group of approximately 18-20 U.S. Marines in desert MARPAT (digital camouflage) uniforms pose for a group photo in what appears to be a desert environment, likely North Africa or the Middle East. One service member on the right holds an American flag with gold fringe on a flagpole topped with an eagle finial. The setting includes a sandy terrain, palm trees, and a yellow building in the background.

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