After a simulated ambush from the trees, a Ukrainian

After a simulated ambush from the trees, a Ukrainian fire team secures the perimeter as the rest of the patrol looks for further potential threats. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 returned to Babadag Training Area with Ukrainian soldiers for their last cycle of counterinsurgency training for the deployment. Since April, the Ground Combat Element has worked with seven nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions in to build military capacity in counterinsurgency and peacekeeping operations ranging from convoy and patrol operations, improvised-explosive device awareness, cordon, search and seizure, Military Operations in Urban Environments, Marine Corps Martial Arts and combat marksmanship while building enduring partnerships with the partner and allied militaries.