ARTA BEACH, Djibouti (Sept. 25, 2015) Marine Staff Sgt. Nicholas Bardsley practices climbing techniques during a desert survival course alongside the French 5th Overseas Combined Arms Regiment (RIAOM). Bardsley is a point man with the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit’s Force Reconnaissance Detachment. Elements of the 15th MEU are training with the 5th RIAOM in Djibouti in order to improve interoperability between the MEU and the French military. ( Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Steve H. Lopez/Released)

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