Staff noncommissioned officers selected to participate in the Foreign Area SNCO program pose with Sgt. Maj. Of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett, far right. The Foreign Area SNCO program¹s mission is to identify, Select and educate a corps of international affairs marines for future assignments on tactical, operational and strategic-level Marine Corps staffs, joint and combined staffs and for duty with interagency organizations in order to improve MAGTF plans, operations, and security assistance efforts, with language skills, regional expertise, and culture capability. (US Marine Corps photo courtesy of the Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps) - Staff noncommissioned officers selected to participate in the Foreign Area SNCO program pose with Sgt. Maj. Of the Marine Corps Micheal P. Barrett, far right. The Foreign Area SNCO program¹s mission is to identify, Select and educate a corps of international affairs marines for future assignments on tactical, operational and strategic-level Marine Corps staffs, joint and combined staffs and for duty with interagency organizations in order to improve MAGTF plans, operations, and security assistance efforts, with language skills, regional expertise, and culture capability. (US Marine Corps photo courtesy of the Office of the Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps)