Enhancing Maritime Awareness with U.S. Marines and Sailors of Task Force 61/2

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Task Force 61/2 conduct reconnaissance counter-reconnaissance operations to enhance maritime domain awareness in the European theater of operations as a stand-in force. Task Force 61/2 is executing the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ Concept for Stand-in Forces (SIF) to generate small, highly versatile units that integrate Marine Corps and Navy forces. Task Force 61/2 is deployed in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, employed by U.S. Sixth Fleet to defend U.S., Allied and Partner interests. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Dylan Chagnon and CWO4 Izzel Sanchez)