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Photo Essays: Colombia [Second Page]

 

 

 

 

Reserve Lance Cpl. Sergio Ramos, from Clovis, N.M., eludes his opponents during a friendly soccer match between MARFOR Unitas Marines and Colombian Marines at the conclusion of jungle warfare training in Covenas, Colombia, Aug. 30. In addition to soccer, the two nations played volleyball and held a picnic to blow off steam and learn about each other's cultures, after an intensive week of training.

                                                                                                                                                                                                           

 


Marines from MARFOR Unitas receive jungle warfare training from instructors at the Colombian Marine Corps' Counter-Guerilla School in Covenas, Colombia. The classes covered patrolling, ambushes, and tactics used by rebel guerilla groups within Colombia. USMC photo by Staff Sgt. Sam Kille.

A reserve Marine from 3rd Plt., MARFOR Unitas, dashes for cover during contact with the "enemy" during a patrol that pitted 3rd Plt., and Wpns. Plt., against each other while undergoing jungle warfare training in Covenas, Colombia. From Aug. 26-30, Unitas Marines learned how Colombian Marines wage war against rebel guerilla groups within the nation's jungles. USMC photo by Staff Sgt. Sam Kille.

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