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US Marines, Tanzanian rangers train to fight trafficking

U.S. Marine Cpl. Joseph Kakascik, left, a rifleman and team leader assigned to the Theater Security Cooperation team with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, shows a Tanzanian park ranger how to aim an AKM rifle from the sitting position at the Selous Game Reserve in Matambwe, Tanzania, March 3, 2015. The Marines and Sailors with the team will spend the next several weeks teaching the Tanzanian park rangers infantry skills such as patrolling, offensive tactics, land navigation and mounted operations to aid in counter illicit-trafficking efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas J. Hopkins/Released)

By Lance Cpl. Lucas Hopkins SELOUS GAME RESERVE, Tanzania Mar 26, 2015
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