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U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Reid, Commanding General of Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) and Senior National Representatives pose for a group photo during the Multilateral Maritime Engagement 23.2 conference in Bahrain, June 26, 2023. MME is a Task Force 51/5-led event that fosters multilateral communication, security cooperation, and future collaborative training between partners in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. - U.S. Marine Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Reid, Commanding General of Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5) and Senior National Representatives pose for a group photo during the Multilateral Maritime Engagement 23.2 conference in Bahrain, June 26, 2023. MME is a Task Force 51/5-led event that fosters multilateral communication, security cooperation, and future collaborative training between partners in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.

A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies above U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters, April 28, 2023, in the Arabian Gulf during joint training. - A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II flies above U.S. Coast Guard fast response cutters, April 28, 2023, in the Arabian Gulf during joint training.

Soldiers assigned to Task Force Spartan, U.S. Army Central Command’s Crisis Response Task Force and Marines and Sailors assigned to Naval Amphibious Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade conduct deck landing qualifications aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), April 20. Joint training between Task Force 51/5 and Task Force Spartan creates flexibility for crisis response in the U.S. CENTCOM area of operations. TF 51/5 is a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters that responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore. - Soldiers assigned to Task Force Spartan, U.S. Army Central Command’s Crisis Response Task Force and Marines and Sailors assigned to Naval Amphibious Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade conduct deck landing qualifications aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), April 20. Joint training between Task Force 51/5 and Task Force Spartan creates flexibility for crisis response in the U.S. CENTCOM area of operations. TF 51/5 is a Joint Task Force-capable headquarters that responds to crises and contingencies; coordinates, plans, and executes operations; conducts theater security cooperation; and advances emerging Naval concepts at sea, from the sea, and ashore.

U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, Central Command, listen to U.S. Navy Lt. Kawika Segundo, a medical officer with Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, provide instructions to fill out registration forms for the Salute to Life bone marrow donation program. The program was created to encourage service members and their families to register as bone marrow donors. - U.S. Marines with Fleet Anti-terrorism Security Team, Central Command, listen to U.S. Navy Lt. Kawika Segundo, a medical officer with Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, provide instructions to fill out registration forms for the Salute to Life bone marrow donation program. The program was created to encourage service members and their families to register as bone marrow donors.

171210-M-QL632-085 DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Dec. 14, 2017) – U.S. Marines and French military forces disembark a French roll-on/roll-off catamaran landing craft during Alligator Dagger. Alligator Dagger, led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Expedition Brigade, is a dedicated, bilateral combat rehearsal that combines U.S. and French forces to practice, rehearse and exercise integrated capabilities available to U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore. - DJIBOUTI, Djibouti (Dec. 14, 2017) – U.S. Marines and French military forces disembark a French roll-on/roll-off catamaran landing craft during Alligator Dagger. Alligator Dagger, led by Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Expedition Brigade, is a dedicated, bilateral combat rehearsal that combines U.S. and French forces to practice, rehearse and exercise integrated capabilities available to U.S. Central Command both afloat and ashore.

A service member running the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon Forward approaches the 10-mile mark of the 26.2-mile race while deployed in the Middle East Oct. 22, 2017. The Marine Corps Marathon Forward gave Marines deployed with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command the opportunity to run the ‘Peoples Marathon’ while far from home. The Marine Corps Marathon is one of the largest marathons in the world and hosts the event in forward locations to allow service members outside the United States an opportunity to compete. - A service member running the 42nd Marine Corps Marathon Forward approaches the 10-mile mark of the 26.2-mile race while deployed in the Middle East Oct. 22, 2017. The Marine Corps Marathon Forward gave Marines deployed with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command the opportunity to run the ‘Peoples Marathon’ while far from home. The Marine Corps Marathon is one of the largest marathons in the world and hosts the event in forward locations to allow service members outside the United States an opportunity to compete.