US Marines, Tanzanian rangers train to fight trafficking

U.S. Marine Sgt. Kyle Kimbriel, right, the noncommissioned officer in charge of the Theater Security Cooperation team with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response-Africa, helps a Tanzanian park ranger aim an AKM assault rifle in the prone position during a combat marksmanship class at the Selous Game Reserve in Matambwe, Tanzania, March 3, 2015. The Marines and Sailors will spend the next several weeks teaching the Tanzanian park rangers infantry skills such as patrolling, offensive tactics, land navigation and mounted operations to aid in countering illicit trafficking. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Lucas J. Hopkins/Released)



By Lance Cpl. Lucas Hopkins SELOUS GAME RESERVE, Tanzania Mar 26, 2015
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