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US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jorge Chavez, Special-Purpose Mechanic, 321st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS), works on replacing a grader tire at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jorge Chavez, Special-Purpose ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) William Spellman (left), Maintenance Manager, and USAF SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jorge Chavez, Special-Purpose Mechanic, 321st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (ELRS), work on replacing a grader tire at a forward-deployed location in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Technical Sergeant (TSGT) William Spellman (left),...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Major Command Shown: CENTCOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Tony R. Tolley, USAF Releas... More

Fly By: Sgt. Kyle C. Ash

Fly By: Sgt. Kyle C. Ash

Sgt. Kyle C. Ash is a forecaster for the commande element of Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010.

Capt. Thomas Negus, commodore of Continuing Promise 2010, watches as Marines from Special Purpose, Marine Air Ground Task Force put together a playground set during a Continuing Promise 2010 medical community service project.

Capt. Thomas Negus, commodore of Continuing Promise 2010, watches as M...

NEW AMSTERDAM, Guyana (Oct. 23, 2010) Capt. Thomas Negus, commodore of Continuing Promise 2010, watches as Marines from Special Purpose, Marine Air Ground Task Force put together a playground set during a Conti... More

Marines assigned to Special Purpose, Marine Air Ground Task Force lift roof framing for a storage building during a Continuing Promise 2010 engineering community service project.

Marines assigned to Special Purpose, Marine Air Ground Task Force lift...

BLACKBUSH, Guyana (Oct. 23, 2010) Marines assigned to Special Purpose, Marine Air Ground Task Force, embarked aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), lift roof framing for a stora... More

gt. Nelson Cuba, from Bronx, New York, assigned to Special Purpose, Marine Air Ground Task Force, checks in patients from Suriname.

gt. Nelson Cuba, from Bronx, New York, assigned to Special Purpose, Ma...

CARIBBEAN SEA (Oct. 30, 2010) Sgt. Nelson Cuba, from Bronx, New York, assigned to Special Purpose, Marine Air Ground Task Force, checks in patients from Suriname as they prepare to receive medical care aboard t... More

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response perform a routine training hike aboard Moron Air Base, May 24. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Not Released)

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, speaks with Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company-Europe ... More

A Marine with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Marine with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,

A Marine with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, prepares to begin combat marksmanship sustainment training at Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov.... More

Marine Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine

Marine Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine

Marine Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response commanding officer, greets Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin, commander of 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air... More

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conducted a joint formation run, with members of the Air Force's 496th Air Base Squadron, to celebrate the 238th Marine Corp... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus shakes hands with Lt.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus shakes hands with Lt.

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus shakes hands with Lt. Col. Paul B. Brickley, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response executive officer, during his arrival to Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 13,... More

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with hospital corpsmen and other medical staff while visiting the Special Purpose - Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response unit.

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with hospital corpsmen ...

MORON, Spain (Nov. 14, 2013) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with hospital corpsmen and other medical staff while visiting the Special Purpose - Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response unit.... More

A Marine assigned to the Special Purpose - Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response unit briefs Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus on command weapons capabilities.

A Marine assigned to the Special Purpose - Marine Air-Ground Task Forc...

MORON, Spain (Nov. 14, 2013) A Marine assigned to the Special Purpose - Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response unit briefs Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus on command weapons capabilities. Mabus i... More

The Senegalese Minister of the Armed Forces, Augustin

The Senegalese Minister of the Armed Forces, Augustin

The Senegalese Minister of the Armed Forces, Augustin Tine, and Col. Scott Benedict, commanding officer of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, walk toward the rear ramp of an MV-22B Os... More

Marines assigned to the Special Purpose - Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response unit brief Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus during his visit to the command's headquarters.

Marines assigned to the Special Purpose - Marine Air-Ground Task Force...

MORON, Spain (Nov. 14, 2013) Marines assigned to the Special Purpose - Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response unit brief Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus during his visit to the command's headquar... More

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with Seabees while visiting the Special Purpose - Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response unit.

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with Seabees while visi...

MORON, Spain (Nov. 14, 2013) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with Seabees while visiting the Special Purpose - Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response unit. Mabus is in the region as part of... More

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air‐Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air‐Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air‐Ground Task Force Crisis Response (SP‐MAGTF Crisis Response) carry a simulated downed pilot toward an MV‐22B Osprey during a tactical recovery of aircraft and... More

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa (SP-MAGTF Africa) gather information from simulated evacuees during a noncombatant evacuation operation training exercise as part of Theater Mari... More

Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response commanding officer, meets with Brig. Gen. Francisco Javiez Sancho Sifze, Spanish Army aviation commanding general, during his... More

Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis

Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis

Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response officers and staff noncommissioned officers serve Thanksgiving dinner to service members and civilians aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 28, 2013. S... More

Lance Cpl. Pao T. Vue, an administrative clerk with

Lance Cpl. Pao T. Vue, an administrative clerk with

Lance Cpl. Pao T. Vue, an administrative clerk with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and a St. Paul, Minn., native, crawls through the first challenge in the Warrior of the Month com... More

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response fire an M240B machine gun during a bilateral live-fire range with Spanish Brigada De La Legion Rey Alfonso XIII aboard Base Alvarez de S... More

Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose

Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose

Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, conduct a joint run with members of the Unidad Militar de Emergencias at Moron Air Base, Spain, Dec. 3, 2013... More

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response load an MV-22B Osprey for helicopter rope suspension training at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Respon... More

Lance Cpl. Caitlin S. Wiggins, a landing support specialist

Lance Cpl. Caitlin S. Wiggins, a landing support specialist

Lance Cpl. Caitlin S. Wiggins, a landing support specialist with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, cuts snowflakes for a child at a Christmas party aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec.... More

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response perform a routine training hike aboard Moron Air Base, May 24. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Not Released)

Sergeant major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Micheal

Sergeant major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Micheal

Sergeant major of the Marine Corps, Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, speaks with Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company-E... More

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion,

Marines with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, conduct combat marksmanship sustainment training at Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 8, 2013. S... More

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conducted a joint formation run, with members of the Air Force's 496th Air Base Squadron, to celebrate the 238th Marine Corp... More

Marine Lt. Col. Paul B. Brickley, Special Purpose Marine

Marine Lt. Col. Paul B. Brickley, Special Purpose Marine

Marine Lt. Col. Paul B. Brickley, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response executive officer, greets Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin, commander of 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary A... More

Lt. Col. Robert A. Freeland, Marine Medium Tiltrotor

Lt. Col. Robert A. Freeland, Marine Medium Tiltrotor

Lt. Col. Robert A. Freeland, Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 162 Reinforced, speaks to U.S. Ambassador to Senegal, Lewis Lukens; Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy, Sandra Clark; and Special-Purpose M... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks with officers

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks with officers

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus speaks with officers and staff noncommissioned officers from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response during his visit to Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 14, 2013... More

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air‐Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air‐Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air‐Ground Task Force Crisis Response (SP‐MAGTF Crisis Response) carry a simulated downed pilot toward an MV‐22B Osprey during a tactical recovery of aircraft and... More

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa (SP-MAGTF Africa) gather information from simulated evacuees while other Marines process the information during a noncombatant evacuation operati... More

Lt. Col. Robert A. Freeland, the aviation combat element

Lt. Col. Robert A. Freeland, the aviation combat element

Lt. Col. Robert A. Freeland, the aviation combat element commander for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, explains the internal functions of an MV-22B Osprey to Brig. Gen. Francisco J... More

Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos, Jr., Special Purpose

Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos, Jr., Special Purpose

Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos, Jr., Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response sergeant major, prepares shrimp cocktails for Thanksgiving dinner aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 28, 2013. SP-... More

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response perform ammo can squats during the Warrior of the Month competition at Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 30, 2013. SPMAGTF Crisis Response is ... More

A Marine sniper with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A Marine sniper with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

A Marine sniper with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response spots for a Spanish sniper with Spanish Brigada De La Legion Rey Alfonso XIII during a bilateral live-fire range with aboard Bas... More

Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose

Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose

Marines with the Ground Combat Element, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, conduct a joint run with members of the Unidad Militar de Emergencias at Moron Air Base, Spain, Dec. 3, 2013... More

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension training from an MV-22B Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Re... More

Staff Sgt. Janelle Freitag, a meteorological and

Staff Sgt. Janelle Freitag, a meteorological and

Staff Sgt. Janelle Freitag, a meteorological and oceanographic forecaster with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, paints holly on Raina Butler, 10, at a Christmas party aboard Morón A... More

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response perform a routine training hike aboard Moron Air Base, May 24. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Caleb McDonald/Not Released)

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, answers a question for a Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response aboard Moron Air Base, June 15, 2013. While visiting... More

Cpl. Alexander N. Mayberry, 21, a Rockville, Md., native

Cpl. Alexander N. Mayberry, 21, a Rockville, Md., native

Cpl. Alexander N. Mayberry, 21, a Rockville, Md., native and rifleman with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, fires an M4 carbine during c... More

Marine Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine

Marine Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine

Marine Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response commanding officer, escorts Air Force Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin, commander of 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Ai... More

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conducted a joint formation run, with members of the Air Force's 496th Air Base Squadron, to celebrate the 238th Marine Corp... More

Lt. Col. Paul B. Brickley, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Lt. Col. Paul B. Brickley, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Lt. Col. Paul B. Brickley, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response executive officer, escorts Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus through the SPMAGTF-CR command building during his visit to Mor... More

Senegalese military members ask questions to the crew

Senegalese military members ask questions to the crew

Senegalese military members ask questions to the crew about the MV-22B Osprey during a static display held by Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 14, 2013. SP-MA... More

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14)

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14)

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14) gather information from simulated evacuees during a noncombatant evacuation operation training exercise as part of Theater Marine Integration Training (TMIT)... More

Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Col. Scott F. Benedict, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response commanding officer, meets with senior officers with Spanish Army aviation during his visit to Colmenar Viejo, Madrid, Spain, ... More

Capt. Jackson Smith, the ground combat element executive

Capt. Jackson Smith, the ground combat element executive

Capt. Jackson Smith, the ground combat element executive officer for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, serves Thanksgiving dinner to Marines and civilians aboard Morón Air Base, Spai... More

Lance Cpl. Caitlin S. Wiggins, a landing support specialist

Lance Cpl. Caitlin S. Wiggins, a landing support specialist

Lance Cpl. Caitlin S. Wiggins, a landing support specialist with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and a Kalamazoo, Mich., native, runs during the Warrior of the Month competition at ... More

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response post security during helicopter rope suspension training from an MV-22B Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis R... More

Raina Butler, 10, the daughter of Melissa Zambrencia,

Raina Butler, 10, the daughter of Melissa Zambrencia,

Raina Butler, 10, the daughter of Melissa Zambrencia, an air traffic controller aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, throws a ball for prizes at a Christmas party aboard Morón Air Base, Dec. 13, 2013. SP-MAGTF CR is c... More

Staff Sgt. Kyle Hennessey, the intelligence chief with

Staff Sgt. Kyle Hennessey, the intelligence chief with

Staff Sgt. Kyle Hennessey, the intelligence chief with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, helps Conner Zarbo, 4, shoot for prizes during a Christmas party aboard Moron Air Base, Spain... More

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response perform a routine training hike aboard Moron Air Base, May 24. Caleb McDonald/Not Released)

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James

The 35th Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. James F. Amos, speaks with Marines and sailors of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team Company-Europe ... More

Lance Cpl. Matthew C. McDonald, 24, a Buffalo, N.Y.

Lance Cpl. Matthew C. McDonald, 24, a Buffalo, N.Y.

Lance Cpl. Matthew C. McDonald, 24, a Buffalo, N.Y. native and machine gunner with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, fires a M-4 carbin... More

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conducted a joint formation run, with members of the Air Force's 496th Air Base Squadron, to celebrate the 238th Marine Corp... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus checks the sights on

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus checks the sights on

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus checks the sights on an M40A5 sniper rifle with a Marine from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response during his visit to Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 13, 201... More

Senegalese military members ask questions to the crew

Senegalese military members ask questions to the crew

Senegalese military members ask questions to the crew about the MV-22B Osprey during a static display held by Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 14, 2013. SP-MA... More

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14)

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14)

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14) gathers information from simulated evacuees during a noncombatant evacuation operation training exercise as part of Theater Marine Integration Training (TMI... More

Crisis Response and a Sarasota, Fla., native, performs

Crisis Response and a Sarasota, Fla., native, performs

Crisis Response and a Sarasota, Fla., native, performs burpees during the Warrior of the Month competition at Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 30, 2013. SPMAGTF Crisis Response is a self-mobile, self-sustaining forc... More

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension training from an MV-22B Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Re... More

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response play games with children at a Christmas party aboard Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 13, 2013. SP-MAGTF CR is currently postured in Morón, S... More

Crew members conduct final inspections on an MV-22B

Crew members conduct final inspections on an MV-22B

Crew members conduct final inspections on an MV-22B Osprey with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response prior to departure, July 26, 2014. The Department of State, in coordination with the ... More

Cpl. Cristobal Gomez, front, Special-Purpose Marine

Cpl. Cristobal Gomez, front, Special-Purpose Marine

Cpl. Cristobal Gomez, front, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response satellite technician and San Antonio-native, and Sgt. Justin Hofelich, SP-MAGTF Crisis Response satellite communication ... More

(L-R) Lance Cpl. Matthew C. McDonald, 24, a Buffalo,

(L-R) Lance Cpl. Matthew C. McDonald, 24, a Buffalo,

(L-R) Lance Cpl. Matthew C. McDonald, 24, a Buffalo, N.Y. native and machine gunner, and Cpl. Alexander N. Mayberry, 21, a Rockville, Md. native and rifleman, both with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battali... More

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conducted a joint formation run, with members of the Air Force's 496th Air Base Squadron, to celebrate the 238th Marine Corp... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus receives a weapons

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus receives a weapons

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus receives a weapons brief from a Marine from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response during his visit to Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 13, 2013. SPMAGTF Crisis ... More

A group of United States Embassy personnel and their

A group of United States Embassy personnel and their

A group of United States Embassy personnel and their families gather to view an MV-22B Osprey during a static display held by Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response in Dakar, Senegal, Nov ... More

A role player in the noncombatant evacuation operation

A role player in the noncombatant evacuation operation

A role player in the noncombatant evacuation operation training exercise writes down information needed to process her through the initial stages of a simulated evacuation, as part of Theater Marine Integration... More

Seaman Heather A. Holcomb, a hospitalman with

Seaman Heather A. Holcomb, a hospitalman with

Seaman Heather A. Holcomb, a hospitalman with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response and a Jamesville, Wis., native, and Lance Cpl. Caitlin S. Wiggins, a landing support specialist with SP... More

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension training from an MV-22B Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Re... More

Cpl. Cristobal Gomez, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Cpl. Cristobal Gomez, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Cpl. Cristobal Gomez, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response satellite technician and San Antonio-native, along with Sgt. Justin Hofelich, SP-MAFTF Crisis Response satellite communication ... More

Cpl. Kiel W. Ise, 21, a Kin City, Kan. native and

Cpl. Kiel W. Ise, 21, a Kin City, Kan. native and

Cpl. Kiel W. Ise, 21, a Kin City, Kan. native and reconnaissance Marine with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, fires an M-4 carbine durin... More

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response escort the birthday cake during a cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate the Marine Corps' 238th Birthday at Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 12,... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus checks weapons with

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus checks weapons with

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus checks weapons with Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response during his visit to Morón Air Base, Spain, Nov. 13, 2013. SPMAGTF Crisis Response is... More

A group of U.S. Embassy personnel and their families

A group of U.S. Embassy personnel and their families

A group of U.S. Embassy personnel and their families gather to view an MV-22B Osprey during a static display held by Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response in Dakar, Senegal, Nov 14, 2013.... More

A role player in the noncombatant evacuation operation

A role player in the noncombatant evacuation operation

A role player in the noncombatant evacuation operation training exercise writes down information needed to process her through the initial stages of a simulated evacuation, as part of Theater Marine Integration... More

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension training from an MV-22B Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Re... More

Cpl. Allen Rawlings, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Cpl. Allen Rawlings, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Cpl. Allen Rawlings, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response satellite communications operator and native of Damascus, Md., hammers down stakes to tie down a Very Small-Aperture Terminal La... More

Sgt. Andrew Rodriguez, 26, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Sgt. Andrew Rodriguez, 26, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Sgt. Andrew Rodriguez, 26, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native and reconnaissance team leader with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, yells fir... More

Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos, Jr., sergeant major for

Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos, Jr., sergeant major for

Sgt. Maj. Octaviano Gallegos, Jr., sergeant major for Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, serves birthday cake to a Marine while celebrating the Marine Corps' 238th at Morón Air Base, ... More

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus shakes hands with a

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus shakes hands with a

Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus shakes hands with a Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response on the flight line in Morón Air Base, Spain, during his visit Nov. 13, 2013. SPMAGTF ... More

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14)

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14)

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14) writes a tracking number on a simulated evacuee’s hand during a noncombatant evacuation operation training exercise as part of Theater Marine Integration Tr... More

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct helicopter rope suspension training from an MV-22B Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Re... More

Lance Cpl. Jace T. Vienne, 20, a Hopatcong, N.J. native

Lance Cpl. Jace T. Vienne, 20, a Hopatcong, N.J. native

Lance Cpl. Jace T. Vienne, 20, a Hopatcong, N.J. native and rifleman with Alpha Company, 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force Crisis Response, fires an M-4 carbine during c... More

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conducted a joint formation run, with members of the Air Force's 496th Air Base Squadron, to celebrate the 238th Marine Corp... More

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14)

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14)

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14) gather information from simulated evacuees during a noncombatant evacuation operation training exercise as part of Theater Marine Integration Training (TMIT)... More

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Marines and sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response prepare to conduct helicopter rope suspension training from an MV-22B Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGT... More

Marines with Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST)

Marines with Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST)

Marines with Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) postured in riot gear outside their compound during an embassy support training exercise as part of Theater Marine Integration Training (TMIT) at Naval Stat... More

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response slides down a rope from an MV-22B Osprey during helicopter rope suspension training at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Cr... More

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14)

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14)

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 (BSRF‐14) gathers information from simulated evacuees during a noncombatant evacuation operation training exercise as part of Theater Marine Integration Training (TMI... More

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response slides down a rope from an MV-22B Osprey during helicopter rope suspension training at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Cr... More

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa (SP-MAGTF Africa) gather information from simulated evacuees during a noncombatant evacuation operation training exercise as part of Theater Mari... More

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task

A Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response slides down a rope from an MV-22B Osprey during helicopter rope suspension training at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Cr... More

Two Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Two Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground

Two Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response prepare to lower a bag from the ramp of an MV-22B Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Response is a self-... More

Cpl. William D. Felker, a crew chief with Special-Purpose

Cpl. William D. Felker, a crew chief with Special-Purpose

Cpl. William D. Felker, a crew chief with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response lowers a bag from the ramp of an MV-22B Osprey at Morón Air Base, Spain, Dec. 6, 2013. SP-MAGTF Crisis Resp... More