SPMAGTF-CR-AF Marines and Sailors conduct evacuation control center training

Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa inspect a suspicious object during non-combatant evacuation operation training aboard Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, on Nov. 17, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-AF deployed to conduct limited crisis-response and theater-security operation in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Patrick Osino/Released)



By Lance Cpl. Patrick Osino U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa Sigonella, Italy Jan 17, 2018
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