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Marines, Royal Moroccan Armed Forces conduct quick response force training

U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 20.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, secure a hostile simulated building alongside members of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces at Inezgane, Morocco, Feb. 26, 2020. SPMAGTF-CR-AF is deployed to conduct crisis-response and theater-security operations in Africa and promote regional stability by conducting military-to-military training exercises throughout Europe and Africa. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kenny Gomez)

By Cpl. Kenny Gomez ,  U. S. Marine Forces Africa Inezgane, Morocco Jun 02, 2020
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