First Lieutenant Michael Phillips, the ground combat
First Lieutenant Michael Phillips, the ground combat element executive officer with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, talks to Marines with BSRF-14 and Romanian soldiers with the 9th Mechanized Brigade and the 307... More
Corporal John Turner, an armorer with Black Sea Rotational
Corporal John Turner, an armorer with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, assembles a M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun during a timed weapons assembly and disassembly at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 13, 201... More
Sergeant Hector Rodriguez, a disbursing clerk with
Sergeant Hector Rodriguez, a disbursing clerk with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, fireman carries Cpl. Dustin Pettit, a technician with BSRF-14, during the maneuver-under-fire portion of the combat fitness test... More
Corporal Brett Phares, an armorer with Black Sea Rotational
Corporal Brett Phares, an armorer with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, assembles a MK 19, 40 mm machine gun for a weapons assembly and disassembly race at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 13, 2014. The MK 19, ... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 build a
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 build a “house” and take turns observing a KIMS game. The game requires Marines to observe random articles and recall them after a period of strenuous activity. This ... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 compete
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 compete in a physical training tactical decision game in which Marines ground fought using Marine Corps martial arts techniques and maneuver strategies to exploit the ... More
A Romanian soldier from the 9th Mechanized Brigade
A Romanian soldier from the 9th Mechanized Brigade in Constanta prepares to throw a rubber grenade for an event at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The grenade toss was part of field-day style event... More
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 pull a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle as part of a squad competition held at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The competition was de... More
Sergeant Jason Albright, a team leader with Black Sea
Sergeant Jason Albright, a team leader with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, performs a function check on a M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun as part of a weapons assembly and disassembly race, held at Mihail K... More
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 pull a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle as part of a squad competition held at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The competition was de... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 carry a
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 carry a simulated casualty on a litter during a six-mile pack run as part of a two-week long squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 16, 2014. This com... More
Corporal Danny Vega, an optics technician with Black
Corporal Danny Vega, an optics technician with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, Cpl. Brodrick Gaines, a food service specialist with BSRF-14, and Sgt. Brent Wars, a landing support specialist with BSRF-14, run in... More
Corporal Brandon Barton, an administrative clerk with
Corporal Brandon Barton, an administrative clerk with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, prepares to buddy drag his partner, Sgt. Geoffrey Wisman, a supply clerk with BSRF-14, during the combat fitness test at Miha... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 begin their
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 begin their timed 3-mile run in a physical fitness test during a two-week long unit-wide squad competition Jan. 13, 2014. Also known as the ‘super-squad competition,' ... More
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 run in gear as part of a combat conditioning exercise during a unit-wide squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 14, 2014. The competition c... More
Lance Cpls. Austin Gonzaque and Charles Ridgeway, riflemen
Lance Cpls. Austin Gonzaque and Charles Ridgeway, riflemen with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, work together to flip a tire during a squad competition held at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. Also k... More
Romanian soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Brigade work
Romanian soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Brigade work together to flip a tire during a squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The soldiers competed against Marines with Black Sea Rot... More
Lance Cpl. Tinisha Sahadeo, an administrative clerk
Lance Cpl. Tinisha Sahadeo, an administrative clerk with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, executes a flexed arm hand for a physical fitness test during a two-week long squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Ro... More
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 pull a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle as part of a squad competition held at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The competition was sp... More
First Lieutenant Daniel Heckman, the communications
First Lieutenant Daniel Heckman, the communications officer with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, observes Marines during the pull-up portion of the physical fitness test in a unit-wide squad competition at Mihai... More
Romania soldiers from the 307th Marine Battalion, Naval
Romania soldiers from the 307th Marine Battalion, Naval Infantry out of Babadag, Romania, pull a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle as part of a squad competition with Marines from Black Sea Rotational ... More
Lance Cpl. Jordan Back, an electrician with Black Sea
Lance Cpl. Jordan Back, an electrician with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, looks through a compass during land navigation at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 16, 2014. Marines were tested on land navigation s... More
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 participate in a litter run during a squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 14, 2014. Also known as the ‘super-squad competition,' this eve... More
Lance Cpl. Austin McAleese, a rifleman with Black Sea
Lance Cpl. Austin McAleese, a rifleman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, throws a kettlebell for distance at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The kettlebell throw was part of field-day style event... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 carry a
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 carry a simulated casualty on a litter during a six-mile pack run as part of a two-week long squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 16, 2014. This com... More
Lance Cpl. Robert Strack, a military policeman with
Lance Cpl. Robert Strack, a military policeman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, executes the low-crawl portion of a combat fitness test held at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 13, 2014. The CFT, while jus... More
Lance Cpl. Drew Schinbeckler, a rifleman with Black
Lance Cpl. Drew Schinbeckler, a rifleman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, wraps a splint on a simulated casualty for an event during a squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 14, 2014. This e... More
A Romanian soldier races a Marine with Black Sea Rotational
A Romanian soldier races a Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 during a relay race at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The relay race was part of field-day style events in which Romanian soldi... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, work together
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, work together to flip a tire during a squad competition held at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. Also known as the ‘super-squad competition,’ this event d... More
Romanian soldiers with the 9th Mechanized Brigade in
Romanian soldiers with the 9th Mechanized Brigade in Constanta build a “house” for an event at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The soldiers competed against Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force ... More
Staff Sgt. Travis Bryant, a maintenance chief with
Staff Sgt. Travis Bryant, a maintenance chief with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, talks to Marines about the vehicle pull event during a squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The com... More
Lance Cpl. Juan Zuniga, a rifleman with Black Sea Rotational
Lance Cpl. Juan Zuniga, a rifleman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, executes the maneuver-under-fire portion of the combat fitness test during a two-week long, unit-wide squad competition in which Marines fr... More
Gunnery Sgt. Pedro Cerda Jr., a logistics chief with
Gunnery Sgt. Pedro Cerda Jr., a logistics chief with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, guides Cpl. John Locke, a supply clerk with BSRF-14, during a weapons assembly and disassembly race held at Mihail Kogalnicean... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 compete
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 compete in a physical training tactical decision game in which Marines ground fought using Marine Corps martial arts techniques and maneuver strategies to exploit oppo... More
Lance Cpl. Michael Cossalter, a rifleman with Black
Lance Cpl. Michael Cossalter, a rifleman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, sprints with a baton during a relay race at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The race was part of field-day style events ... More
Romanian soldiers work together to flip a tire during
Romanian soldiers work together to flip a tire during a squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. Two Romanian squads, one from the 9th Mechanized Brigade in Constanta and one from the 3... More
Romanian soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Brigade work
Romanian soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Brigade work together to flip a tire during a squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The soldiers competed against Marines with Black Sea Rot... More
Romanian soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Brigade work
Romanian soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Brigade work together to flip a tire during a squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The soldiers competed against Marines with Black Sea Rot... More
Romania soldiers from the 307th Marine Battalion, Naval
Romania soldiers from the 307th Marine Battalion, Naval Infantry out of Babadag, Romania, pull a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle as part of a squad competition with Marines from Black Sea Rotational ... More
Lance Cpl. Patrick Ignacio, an all-source analyst with
Lance Cpl. Patrick Ignacio, an all-source analyst with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, powers through the high-crawl portion of a combat fitness test at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 13, 2014. The CFT, whil... More
Lance Cpl. Adrian Ramsey, a heavy equipment operator
Lance Cpl. Adrian Ramsey, a heavy equipment operator and mechanic with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, concentrates on a land navigation test in which Marines had to plot grid locations and measure distances on ... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, don masks
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, don masks after being exposed to tear gas during a combat orders test as part of a squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 15, 2014. The competition w... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 are tested
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 are tested on their ability to call for fire by Staff Sgt. Shaun Doyle, a platoon sergeant with BSRF-14, at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 15, 2014. The training w... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 conduct
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 conduct a six-mile pack run as part of a physically demanding two-week long squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 16, 2014. The course included six s... More
Corporal Zachary Spicher, a team leader with Black
Corporal Zachary Spicher, a team leader with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, helps his squad in a game of tug-of-war during a unit-wide squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 14, 2014. Tug-of-wa... More
Lance Cpl. Juan Zuniga, a rifleman with Black Sea Rotational
Lance Cpl. Juan Zuniga, a rifleman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, and Sgt. Nicholas Leogrande, a squad leader with BSRF-14, grapple using Marine Corps martial arts techniques during a unit-wide squad compe... More
A squad of Romanian soldiers from the 9th Mechanized
A squad of Romanian soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Brigade work together to pull a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle during a squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The so... More
Lance Cpl. Roberto Santos, a rifleman with Black Sea
Lance Cpl. Roberto Santos, a rifleman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, squats with a thirty-pound ammunition can prior to a physical training tactical decision game at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania Jan. 14, 2... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 link arms
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 link arms and conduct a squad exercise as part of a unit-wide competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 16, 2014. Also known as the ‘super-squad competition,’ ... More
Corporals Brandon Barton, an administrative clerk with
Corporals Brandon Barton, an administrative clerk with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, and Tyrone Jones, a supply clerk with BSRF-14, work together to flip a tire during a squad competition held at Mihail Kogaln... More
A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 aims at
A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 aims at a target during a live-fire range in Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 15, 2014. At the range, Marines were tested on the assembly and disassembly of weapons... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 execute
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 execute abdominal crunches for a physical fitness test during a two-week long, unit-wide squad competition held at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 13, 2014. The com... More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Crawford, the training chief
Staff Sgt. Christopher Crawford, the training chief with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, observes two Marines ground fighting during a physical training tactical decision game as part of the unit-wide squad comp... More
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force
A squad of Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 execute ammunition can lifts as part of combat conditioning before a physical training tactical decision game at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 14, 2014... More
Sergeant Frankie Pagan, a mechanic and Marine Corps
Sergeant Frankie Pagan, a mechanic and Marine Corps martial arts instructor with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, exchanges rank with a Romanian soldier at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The exchang... More
Lance Cpl. Adrian Ramsey, a heavy equipment operator
Lance Cpl. Adrian Ramsey, a heavy equipment operator with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, throws a kettlebell for distance at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 17, 2014. The kettlebell throw was part of field-d... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 build a
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 build a “house” while Lance Cpl. Adrian Ramsey, a heavy equipment operator and mechanic with BSRF-14, observes a KIMS game. The game requires Marines to observe rando... More
Corporal Justin Mislivecek, an electrical systems repair
Corporal Justin Mislivecek, an electrical systems repair technician with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, assembles a M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun for a relay race on weapons assembly and disassembly durin... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 fireman
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 fireman carry their buddies, and a rope, during a physical event for a unit-wide competition held at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 14, 2014. The competition chall... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 fireman
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 fireman carry their buddies, and a rope, during a physical event for a unit-wide competition held at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 14, 2014. The competition chall... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 walk through
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 walk through a training lane created to teach Marines how to identify improvised explosive devices during a unit-wide squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 conduct
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 conduct a six-mile pack run as part of a physically demanding two-week long squad competition at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Jan. 16, 2014. The course included six s... More