Second Lt. Aaron Burtner, security cooperation team leader, is presented with a plaque from Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commandos after the final exercise with service members in Dakar, Senegal, September 17, 2015. The Marines and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent four weeks training the COFUMACO on basic infantry tactics and small-boat operations as a part of a Maritime Security Force Assistance mission to increase interoperability with Senegal’s and strengthen the bond between the partner nations. ( Marine Corps photo by

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Second Lt. Aaron Burtner, security cooperation team leader, is presented with a plaque from Compagnie Fusilier de Marin Commandos after the final exercise with service members in Dakar, Senegal, September 17, 2015. The Marines and Coast Guardsmen with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa spent four weeks training the COFUMACO on basic infantry tactics and small-boat operations as a part of a Maritime Security Force Assistance mission to increase interoperability with Senegal’s and strengthen the bond between the partner nations. ( Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Olivia McDonald/Released)

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