A member of the Gabonese Armed Forces salutes a Marine prior to receiving a certificate of completion during a graduation ceremony for a 5-week counter illicit trafficking course at Camp Mokekou, Gabon, Dec. 9, 2016. The collaborative training, led by a team of Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, was the first in a series of train-the-trainer style cadre development courses intended to empower leadership and enhance skills necessary to interdict illicit Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Gro

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A member of the Gabonese Armed Forces salutes a Marine prior to receiving a certificate of completion during a graduation ceremony for a 5-week counter illicit trafficking course at Camp Mokekou, Gabon, Dec. 9, 2016. The collaborative training, led by a team of Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa, was the first in a series of train-the-trainer style cadre development courses intended to empower leadership and enhance skills necessary to interdict illicit Marines and Sailors assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa Command support operations, contingencies and security cooperation in the Africa Command area of responsibility. ( Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Monica Witt)

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