Courtesy Story | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.09.2019
BOEBLINGEN, Germany - Marines, Sailors, and civilians from U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa took part in a change of command ceremony today to mark the appointment of their new commander at their headquarters....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 02.20.2014
The Ospreys descended and seemed to take off a moment later. The Marines had landed, but this time they had help. This was the scene at Camp de Garrigues, outside of Nîmes, France, Feb. 9-14, 2014, where a group of U.S. and French Marines united for a bilateral exercise. The purpose of the training was to enhance interoperability between the two groups. The American Marines arrived......
Story by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 12.19.2013
Volunteers from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, USO- Stuttgart, and the USAG Stuttgart community coordinated with the Toys for Tots program in Landstuhl, Germany, to deliver donated new, unwrapped toys to children around the area from Böblingen to the Rathaus, downtown, Dec. 16....
Story by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 12.13.2013
The MINOC-A program, instructed by intelligence professionals from the Regional Joint Intelligence Training Facility, Molesworth, U.K., graduated their third iteration of African noncommissioned officers Dec. 5 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. The graduation was attended by the U.S. Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Ambassador Tulinabo Mushingi, as well as the Burkinabe Chief of Defense Brig.Gen.......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 12.02.2013
Andrew Nackley is now a staff sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. Assigned as a senior intelligence analyst with Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, the Baton Rouge, La., native selected a path less traveled, having enlisted into boot camp at the age of 32. Although impacted by 9/11, he says joining the Marine Corps was, "a long time coming." Nackley had already worked hard for......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 10.18.2013
Southern Nigeria is known for its riverines, dense foliage and abundance of wildlife. The sandy shores and lush green trails run for miles. The atmosphere, complete with humidity and an ever shining sun, staged an environment for the international forces of Africa Partnership Station 13 to conduct their training in some challenging tropical conditions....
Story by Master Sgt. William Price | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 04.11.2013
U.S. Marine Sergeant Justin Sanders and Corpus Christi Police Officer deployed to Agadir, Morocco, April 1 to May 1, in support of African Lion 2013....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 04.10.2013
As the morning rain ended and the Moroccan sun began to dry the pier, members of Joint Task Force Port Opening (JTF-PO), U.S. Strategic Command, emerged from a meager shelter in the overhang of a pier side warehouse. Mobilized to Morocco in support of Exercise African Lion 13, a U.S. Africa Command directed, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Africa-led multi-lateral exercise, they brought their......