Senegal, U.S. build partnership through advanced training

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Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa pose for a picture with the Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando in Thies, Senegal, June 22, 2016. Marines and the COFUMACO conducted a three-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.
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Senegal, U.S. build partnership through advanced training
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa pose for a picture with the Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando in Thies, Senegal, June 22, 2016. Marines and the COFUMACO conducted a three-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.
Sgt Ryan Underwood, a rifleman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, shares lunch with the Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando in Thies, Senegal, June 22 2016. Marines and the COFUMACO conducted a three-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.
Senegal, U.S. build partnership through advanced training
Sgt Ryan Underwood, a rifleman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, shares lunch with the Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando in Thies, Senegal, June 22 2016. Marines and the COFUMACO conducted a three-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.
LCpl Thomas Jamieson, a rifleman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, observes a live-fire training exercise with the Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando in Thies, Senegal, June 22 2016. Marines and the COFUMACO conducted a three-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.
Senegal, U.S. build partnership through advanced training
LCpl Thomas Jamieson, a rifleman with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, observes a live-fire training exercise with the Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando in Thies, Senegal, June 22 2016. Marines and the COFUMACO conducted a three-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.
Lt. j.g. David Lane, a physician assistant with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, demonstrates appropriate use of medical equipment to medical personnel from the Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando in Thies, Senegal, June 22 2016. Marines and the COFUMACO conducted a three-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.
Senegal, U.S. build partnership through advanced training
Lt. j.g. David Lane, a physician assistant with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, demonstrates appropriate use of medical equipment to medical personnel from the Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando in Thies, Senegal, June 22 2016. Marines and the COFUMACO conducted a three-week training exercise that included advanced combat firing techniques, a machine gun range and a live-fire platoon attack range.
U.S Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa load a simulated casualty to a helicopter during a medivac rehearsal with the Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando in Thies, Senegal, June 21, 2016. This is the first time Marines and the COFUMACO have used a helicopter for medical assistance during training in Senegal. This new capability saves valuable time should an injury occur during live-fire ranges.
Senegal, U.S. build partnership through advanced training
U.S Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa load a simulated casualty to a helicopter during a medivac rehearsal with the Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commando in Thies, Senegal, June 21, 2016. This is the first time Marines and the COFUMACO have used a helicopter for medical assistance during training in Senegal. This new capability saves valuable time should an injury occur during live-fire ranges.
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