French Army Cpl. Alexis Ayglon, an infantryman, detains Lance Cpl. Jessie A. Rios, a rifleman, acting as a hostile enemy, during a French Armed Forces Nautical Commando Course at Quartier Gribeauval, New Caledonia, August 18, 2016. The course is a part of Exercise AmeriCal 16, a bilateral training exercise designed to enhance mutual combat capabilities and improve relations with our partners by exchanging a U.S. Marine Corps and French Armed Forces infantry platoon. While the U.S. Marines are in New Caledonia, the French infantry platoon traveled to Australia to participate in Exercise Koolendong 16 with U.S. and Australian forces. Ayglon, from Clermont Ferrand, France, is with 92nd Infantry Regiment, French Army. Rios, from Cottonwood, Arizona, is with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Carlos Cruz Jr./Released)
Date Taken: | 08.18.2016 |
Date Posted: | 08.21.2016 05:16 |
Photo ID: | 2806737 |
VIRIN: | 160818-M-KE800-191 |
Resolution: | 5760x3840 |
Size: | 2.22 MB |
Location: | QUARTIER GRIBEAUVAL, NC |
Hometown: | CLERMONT-FERRAND, PUY-DE-DôME, FR |
Hometown: | COTTONWOOD, ARIZONA, US |
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