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Vice Adm. Nora W. Tyson, Deputy Commander for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks with Marines and Coalition forces assigned to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) at a transition brief in support of exercise Bold Alligator 14, at Naval Operations Base Norfolk, Va., Oct. 25, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

Vice Adm. Nora W. Tyson, Deputy Commander for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks with Marines and Coalition forces assigned to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) at a transition brief in support of exercise Bold Alligator 14, at Naval Operations Base Norfolk, Va., Oct. 25, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

Photo by Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz

Vice Adm. Nora W. Tyson, Deputy Commander for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks with Marines and Coalition forces assigned to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) at a transition brief in support of exercise Bold Alligator 14, at Naval Operations Base Norfolk, Va., Oct. 25, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

Vice Adm. Nora W. Tyson, Deputy Commander for U.S. Fleet Forces Command, speaks with Marines and Coalition forces assigned to 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (MEB) at a transition brief in support of exercise Bold Alligator 14, at Naval Operations Base Norfolk, Va., Oct. 25, 2014. Exercise Bold Alligator 14 is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

Photo by Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz

U.S. Marines participating in the exercise Bold Alligator embark on the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) at its home port, Naval Operations Base Norfolk, Va., Oct. 22, 2014. Bold Alligator is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

U.S. Marines participating in the exercise Bold Alligator embark on the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) at its home port, Naval Operations Base Norfolk, Va., Oct. 22, 2014. Bold Alligator is a multi-national, synthetic naval amphibious exercise designed to train across the full range of amphibious capabilities in order to provide unique and contemporary solutions to global challenges.

Photo by Sgt. Anthony Ortiz

Two MV-22B Ospreys from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response land in Tifinit, Morocco, during a rapid-response demonstration to multinational observers of African Lion 14. Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Two MV-22B Ospreys from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response land in Tifinit, Morocco, during a rapid-response demonstration to multinational observers of African Lion 14. Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Two MV-22B Ospreys from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response fly by a Moroccan flag during a rapid-response demonstration to multinational observers of African Lion 14. Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Two MV-22B Ospreys from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response fly by a Moroccan flag during a rapid-response demonstration to multinational observers of African Lion 14. Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

During an escalation-of-force demonstration, Sgt. Matthew Settle, working dog trainer, 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, takes a bite from Indie in front of multinational observers for Exercise African Lion 14. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

During an escalation-of-force demonstration, Sgt. Matthew Settle, working dog trainer, 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, takes a bite from Indie in front of multinational observers for Exercise African Lion 14. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

During a Multinational Observer event for African Lion 14, Lt. Gen. Steven Hummer, deputy to the commander for military operations, U.S. Africa Command, greets with Royal Moroccan Armed Forces counterparts. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

During a Multinational Observer event for African Lion 14, Lt. Gen. Steven Hummer, deputy to the commander for military operations, U.S. Africa Command, greets with Royal Moroccan Armed Forces counterparts. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Two MV-22B Ospreys from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response fly by a Moroccan flag during a rapid-response demonstration to multinational observers of African Lion 14. Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Two MV-22B Ospreys from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response fly by a Moroccan flag during a rapid-response demonstration to multinational observers of African Lion 14. Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

An MV-22B Osprey from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response flies into Tifnit, Morocco, to demonstrate the rapid-response capability of the airframe during a multinational observer day for African Lion 14. Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

An MV-22B Osprey from Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response flies into Tifnit, Morocco, to demonstrate the rapid-response capability of the airframe during a multinational observer day for African Lion 14. Exercise African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s flagship program in Northern Africa to build partner-nation capacity and interoperability. The African Lion 14 Observer Program was built to showcase the exercise to potential participants, setting the foundation for more robust military engagements in future iterations. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

A demonstration by Royal Moroccan Armed Forces riot-control soldiers and their U.S. counterparts from the Marines, Army and Air Force demonstrate an escalation-of-force scenario during the Multinational Observer Program for African Lion 14. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

A demonstration by Royal Moroccan Armed Forces riot-control soldiers and their U.S. counterparts from the Marines, Army and Air Force demonstrate an escalation-of-force scenario during the Multinational Observer Program for African Lion 14. The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa-led engagement is one of the biggest of its kind on the continent and, during African Lion 14, hosted a multilateral event that included military observers from Mauritania, Egypt, Tunisia, Turkey, Great Britain, Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Senegal, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and France.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

A force of Moroccan riot-control soldiers and U.S. Marine, Army and Air Force military police officers rush to control a simulated situation of civil disorder during Exercise African Lion 14, Tifnit, Morocco. Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

A force of Moroccan riot-control soldiers and U.S. Marine, Army and Air Force military police officers rush to control a simulated situation of civil disorder during Exercise African Lion 14, Tifnit, Morocco. Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

A Moroccan soldier and Lance Cpl. Michael A. Laureano, a Brentwood, N.Y., native and military policeman with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, share and show military grades and ranks from their respective countries as they draw them out in the sand during Exercise African Lion 14. Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

A Moroccan soldier and Lance Cpl. Michael A. Laureano, a Brentwood, N.Y., native and military policeman with 2nd Law Enforcement Battalion, share and show military grades and ranks from their respective countries as they draw them out in the sand during Exercise African Lion 14. Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

An international shield formation of Moroccan riot-control soldiers and U.S. Marine, Air Force and Army military police officers during Exercise African Lion 14, Tifnit, Morocco. Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

An international shield formation of Moroccan riot-control soldiers and U.S. Marine, Air Force and Army military police officers during Exercise African Lion 14, Tifnit, Morocco. Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Indie, a military working dog with 2 nd Law Enforcement Battalion, jumps out of the shield line formed by Moroccan riot-control soldiers and U.S. Marine, Army and Air Force military police officers to bite Sgt. Matthew S. Settle, a military working dog trainer, 2 nd LEB, while demonstrating escalation-of-force operations during Exercise African Lion 14. Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

Indie, a military working dog with 2 nd Law Enforcement Battalion, jumps out of the shield line formed by Moroccan riot-control soldiers and U.S. Marine, Army and Air Force military police officers to bite Sgt. Matthew S. Settle, a military working dog trainer, 2 nd LEB, while demonstrating escalation-of-force operations during Exercise African Lion 14. Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

Military police officers from the U.S. Marines, Army and Air Force, along with Royal Moroccan soldiers specializing in riot-control, found common ground as enforcers of the law during African Lion 14, an annually-scheduled, multilateral training engagement that is hosted by the Kingdom of Morocco. One of the largest of its kind on the continent, the engagement shows the commitment of the participating nations to military friendships, strategic partnerships and regional and global security.

Photo by Sgt. Tatum Vayavananda

Two Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response secure the perimeter of the landing zone during a capabilities demonstration for African Lion 2014 in the Tifnit training ara of Morocco Apr 4, 2014.

Exercise African Lion 14 is a multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations designed to strengthen relationships with participating countries by increasing understanding of each nation's military capabilities. The military-to-military portion of the exercise includes: command-post exercises with humanitarian aid and disaster relief themes; stability operations, such as nonlethal weapons training and respond-to-crisis drills; and an intelligence capability-building workshop.

Two Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response secure the perimeter of the landing zone during a capabilities demonstration for African Lion 2014 in the Tifnit training ara of Morocco Apr 4, 2014. Exercise African Lion 14 is a multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations designed to strengthen relationships with participating countries by increasing understanding of each nation's military capabilities. The military-to-military portion of the exercise includes: command-post exercises with humanitarian aid and disaster relief themes; stability operations, such as nonlethal weapons training and respond-to-crisis drills; and an intelligence capability-building workshop.

Photo by Master Sgt. Chad McMeen

Two V-22 Ospreys approach the landing zone in Tifnit, Morocco during a capabilities demonstration for distinguished visitors and participating multinational observers Apr 4, 2014 during Exercise African Lion 14.

Exercise African Lion 14 is a multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations designed to strengthen relationships with participating countries by increasing understanding of each nation's military capabilities. The military-to-military portion of the exercise includes: command-post exercises with humanitarian aid and disaster relief themes; stability operations, such as nonlethal weapons training and respond-to-crisis drills; and an intelligence capability-building workshop.

Two V-22 Ospreys approach the landing zone in Tifnit, Morocco during a capabilities demonstration for distinguished visitors and participating multinational observers Apr 4, 2014 during Exercise African Lion 14. Exercise African Lion 14 is a multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations designed to strengthen relationships with participating countries by increasing understanding of each nation's military capabilities. The military-to-military portion of the exercise includes: command-post exercises with humanitarian aid and disaster relief themes; stability operations, such as nonlethal weapons training and respond-to-crisis drills; and an intelligence capability-building workshop.

Photo by Master Sgt. Chad McMeen

Brig. Gen. James S. O'Meara, Deputy Commander of U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa, shakes the hand of participating soldiers from _____ after the completion of a capabilities demonstration for distinguished visitors during African Lion 2014.

Exercise African Lion 14 is a multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations designed to strengthen relationships with participating countries by increasing understanding of each nation's military capabilities. The military-to-military portion of the exercise includes: command-post exercises with humanitarian aid and disaster relief themes; stability operations, such as nonlethal weapons training and respond-to-crisis drills; and an intelligence capability-building workshop.

Brig. Gen. James S. O'Meara, Deputy Commander of U.S. Marine Forces Europe and Africa, shakes the hand of participating soldiers from _____ after the completion of a capabilities demonstration for distinguished visitors during African Lion 2014. Exercise African Lion 14 is a multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations designed to strengthen relationships with participating countries by increasing understanding of each nation's military capabilities. The military-to-military portion of the exercise includes: command-post exercises with humanitarian aid and disaster relief themes; stability operations, such as nonlethal weapons training and respond-to-crisis drills; and an intelligence capability-building workshop.

Photo by Master Sgt. Chad McMeen

A V-22 Osprey approachs the landing zone while a Moroccan observer captures the moment on his camera in Tifnit, Morocco during a capabilities demonstration for distinguished visitors and participating multinational observers Apr 4, 2014 during Exercise African Lion 14.

Exercise African Lion 14 is a multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations designed to strengthen relationships with participating countries by increasing understanding of each nation's military capabilities. The military-to-military portion of the exercise includes: command-post exercises with humanitarian aid and disaster relief themes; stability operations, such as nonlethal weapons training and respond-to-crisis drills; and an intelligence capability-building workshop.

A V-22 Osprey approachs the landing zone while a Moroccan observer captures the moment on his camera in Tifnit, Morocco during a capabilities demonstration for distinguished visitors and participating multinational observers Apr 4, 2014 during Exercise African Lion 14. Exercise African Lion 14 is a multi-lateral and combined-joint exercise between the Kingdom of Morocco, the U.S. and other partner nations designed to strengthen relationships with participating countries by increasing understanding of each nation's military capabilities. The military-to-military portion of the exercise includes: command-post exercises with humanitarian aid and disaster relief themes; stability operations, such as nonlethal weapons training and respond-to-crisis drills; and an intelligence capability-building workshop.

Photo by Master Sgt. Chad McMeen