Story by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 03.31.2013
In coordination with U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa, the community of U.S. European Command, U.S. Africa Command, and USAG Stuttgart had “hands-on” experience with the MV-22B Osprey during a capabilities exercise on Patch Barracks, Kelly Barracks, and Stuttgart Army Airfield, March 28. The MV-22B Ospreys are visiting from the Marine Tiltrotor Squadron......
Story by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 10.31.2012
Military Intelligence Non-Commission Officer Course- Africa II enhances capacity for intelligence collection, analysis, information sharing among the participating nations, and provides an environment designed to promote collaboration methods within the region’s military intelligence community....
Story by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.17.2012
When over 1,200 U.S. and West African service members train, eat, sleep and live together in an austere environment, there is the risk of injuries, illnesses and medical emergencies. In order to keep the force fit for duty during Exercise Western Accord 2012, a team of Navy medical personnel deployed medical assets directly to the onsite location for the multi-week, multi-national field......
Story by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.16.2012
Marines and West African partner nations train and shoot the principles of combat marksmanship during Exercise Western Accord 2012 in Thies, Senegal....
Story by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.12.2012
Marines from the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment are spending the next couple of weeks with joint forces from various West African nations to train and exchange their shared experiences of non-lethal weapons and crowd-control tactics as part of Exercise Western Accord 2012, July 11....
Story by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.09.2012
Approximately 600 U.S. Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen, along with about 600 African partner-nation troops, officially kicked off Exercise Western Accord 2012 with a combined-forces opening ceremony, July 9....
Story by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 05.31.2012
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa welcomed their new senior enlisted leader with the relief of Sgt. Maj. Ronald L. Green, the outgoing sergeant major, and the appointment of Sgt. Maj. James J. McCook, the incoming sergeant major, May 29, at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart....
Story by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 05.28.2012
Towered by a Romanesque chapel and flanked by 2,289 epithets of the fallen, U.S. Marines and citizens, along with French troops and locals of the town of Belleau, gather to honor the fallen at Aisne-Marne American Memorial Cemetery, May 27.The event was broadcasted live on American Forces Network and had more than 4,000 in attendance....
