APS-11 Marines move from jungle to Senegal grasslands [Image 7 of 10]

SENEGAL

04.17.2011

Photo by Cpl. Timothy Solano 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

Cpl. Brandon Blackmon of second platoon, Ground Combat Element, Security Cooperation Task Force, Africa Partnership Station 2011, provides front security for the Marines and Senegalese Commandos of a combat rubber raiding craft as they conduct a beach assault training exercise, recently. The inter-military assault teams were created during the APS 2011 security cooperation partnership, in which U.S. Marines, Senegal Commandos and Nigerian Special Service Group troops train alongside one another to compare military and cultural perspectives. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy L. Solano)

• Date Taken: 04.17.2011
• Date Posted: 04.24.2011 11:18
• Photo ID: 393776
• VIRIN: 110417-M-DF801-017
• Resolution: 3600x2400
• Size: 806.01 KB
• Location: SN