na - Marines and Sailors deployed in the Middle East with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command pose for a group photo holding the pictures of people they represented for the race Nov. 23, 2017. Thirty-two Marines and Sailors deployed with SPMAGTF-CR-CC partnered with a non-profit organization to sponsor children with spinal bifida and cerebral palsy to raise awareness about the two conditions.

N/A - U.S Navy Corpsmen with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force – Crisis Response – Central Command, evaluate U.S. Marines on techniques they were taught during the Combat Life Savers Course conducted in the Middle East Nov. 6-8, 2017. After the evaluation the Marines were certified as combat life savers. CLS is a three-day course that aims to teach Marines emergency treatment of casualties in a combat environment.

N/A - 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.

NA - Marines work with the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service to repair a vehicle Aug. 4, 2017. SPMAGTF-CR-CC sent a team of approximately 20 Marines to Iraq to help the CTS with their maintenance requirements in order to get their vehicles and weapons back in the fight.

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bridget Bastian and Lance Cpl. Jonathan Fer, both combat engineers attached to Task Force Al Asad with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372 ,Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, improve force protection measures by laying concertina wire at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 6, 2017. The Marines of the Engineering Detachment work daily on a variety of engineer tasks in support of the master base plan for Task Force Al Asad. Task Force Al Asad’s mission is to advise and assist and build partner capacity with the Iraqi Security Forces in Al Anbar province in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the global coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Dave Williams) - U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Bridget Bastian and Lance Cpl. Jonathan Fer, both combat engineers attached to Task Force Al Asad with Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 372 ,Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command, improve force protection measures by laying concertina wire at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, July 6, 2017. The Marines of the Engineering Detachment work daily on a variety of engineer tasks in support of the master base plan for Task Force Al Asad. Task Force Al Asad’s mission is to advise and assist and build partner capacity with the Iraqi Security Forces in Al Anbar province in support of Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the global coalition to defeat ISIS in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Dave Williams)

From left to right, Sgt. Michael Roman, Capt. Andres Zuniga, and Cpl. James S. Frost, form the Comptroller Team for the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command while deployed to the Middle East, July 25, 2017. Throughout their eight-month deployment, the team identified approximately $800,000 of allocated yet unspent funds which allowed for the purchase of additional products to enhance the command’s ability to react to any mission they may encounter while conducting USCENTCOM’s crisis response mission. - From left to right, Sgt. Michael Roman, Capt. Andres Zuniga, and Cpl. James S. Frost, form the Comptroller Team for the Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Command while deployed to the Middle East, July 25, 2017. Throughout their eight-month deployment, the team identified approximately $800,000 of allocated yet unspent funds which allowed for the purchase of additional products to enhance the command’s ability to react to any mission they may encounter while conducting USCENTCOM’s crisis response mission.

Coalition medical personnel treat a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 23, 2015. The training familiarized U.S. joint services and partner nations with various techniques and procedures while simultaneously handling multiple casualties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake/Released) - Coalition medical personnel treat a simulated casualty during a mass casualty exercise at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Dec. 23, 2015. The training familiarized U.S. joint services and partner nations with various techniques and procedures while simultaneously handling multiple casualties. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Clarence Leake/Released)