Maldives National Defense Force Col. Abdul Rauf, left, and U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Francisco Vega, the officer in charge of a U.S. Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) mobile training team, speak before a ceremony Jan. 16, 2014, in Girifushi, Maldives. Marines with MARFORPAC held the event to begin an officer development program with Maldivian marines.