Staff Sgt. Theodore Cothran, a platoon sergeant with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response- Africa, directs his platoon to continue on to the objective during an airfield seizure exercise conducted alongside the Portuguese Marines as part of Operation Real Thaw in Seia, Portugal, Feb. 22, 2016. Marines with SPMAGTF-CR-AF are continuously conducting bilateral training with partner nations to sustain and improve core mission essential tasks and build interoperability to prepare for real world operations on the African continent. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Tia Nagle)

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