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SIGONELLA, Italy - Gunnery Sergeant Wally Robinson is a Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa who recently returned from training engagements in Mauritania, Benin and Togo, where he trained alongside service members from each country, Oct. 31-Dec. 13.
The Chicago, IL., native was part of a team of Marines and Coast Guardsmen working alongside service members of the Mauritanian Navy, Togolese Navy, and the Beninese Navy to enhance technical knowledge and skills of outboard motor maintenance while also enhancing interoperability between the military services.
Not only did the theater security cooperation engagement improve boat maintenance, which is important to the host nation’s overall military capacity, but it also showcased the strong partnership between the Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and their African counterparts.
Robinson joined the Marine Corps in 1999, and has deployed to Afghanistan and Libya. His personal awards include two Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medals, two Navy Commendation Medals and six good conduct medals.
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa out of Naval Air Station Sigonella is a rotational deployment of Marines and Sailors for theater security cooperation engagements in various African countries that started in 2011.
The current iteration is sourced from units across II Marine Expeditionary Force and is primarily sourced from Combat Logistics Battalion-2 out of Camp Lejeune, N.C. Also supporting SPMAGTF-CR-AF is a detachment from the U.S. Coast Guard.
SPMAGTF Crisis Response-Africa strengthens U. S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa and U. S. Africa Command’s ability to assist partner nations in addressing their security challenges. Marines, Sailors, and Coast Guardsmen with SPMAGTF Crisis Response-Africa conduct theater security cooperation, military-to-military engagements and are trained to provide contingency support to crisis response.
| Date Taken: | 01.11.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 01.11.2015 08:19 |
| Story ID: | 151722 |
| Location: | SIGONELLA, IT |
| Hometown: | CHICAGO, IL, US |
| Web Views: | 237 |
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