The team of Marines and Sailors training with Mauritania’s Logistic Battalion was awarded the president’s ‘Medalle d’Honneur’ during a ceremony in Tiguet, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2016. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent five weeks with their Mauritanian counterparts training specialties including motor transportation and operations, supply, communications, medical and marksmanship. The training between the two militaries builds the Mauritanians’ logistics capacity to provide sovereign security and counter terrorism while str


The team of Marines and Sailors training with Mauritania’s Logistic Battalion was awarded the president’s ‘Medalle d’Honneur’ during a ceremony in Tiguet, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Feb. 19, 2016. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent five weeks with their Mauritanian counterparts training specialties including motor transportation and operations, supply, communications, medical and marksmanship. The training between the two militaries builds the Mauritanians’ logistics capacity to provide sovereign security and counter terrorism while strengthening the bond between the two countries. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)


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