BSRF Opening Day run, US Marine Corps Photo

U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, conduct a battalion 3 mile run aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, March 7, 2014. Marines run in order to foster unit cohesion and physical fitness while introducing the unit to permanent forward operating station MK personnel. BSRF-14 is a contingent of Marines in the Black Sea, Balkans and Caucasus regions that work with partner nations and maintains proven partnerships while building military capacity, promoting regional stability, and providing the capability for rapid crisis response throughout Eastern Europe as directed by U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, U.S. European Command. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2nd Marine Division, Combat Camera/ Released)