Special Purpose MAGTF Africa Training

06/03/2013

06/03/2013: Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa provide security after disembarking from an MV-22 Osprey during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012.

Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa was training for their deployment to Europe.

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Credit:22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit:11/16/12

  • In the third photo, Sgt. Nathaniel Hutt (right), a scout sniper with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa and a Willimantic, Conn., native, explains the spotter’s job to Lance Cpl. Josh Cross, a small arms repair technician with Special-Purpose MAGTF Africa and a Fort Worth, Texas, native, during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, Nov. 16, 2012.
  • In the fourth photo, Staff Sgt. Ramon Aponte, a platoon sergeant with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa and a Jersey City, N.J., native, takes accountability of his Marines as they board an MV-22 Osprey during a field training exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Nov. 16, 2012.