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The Romanian drill team drills in front of local and

The Romanian drill team drills in front of local and

The Romanian drill team drills in front of local and foreign militaries for the Romanian Land Forces Day April 23, 2015, in Constanta, Romania. Land Forces Day honors active duty military members with a wreath-... More

Lithuanian soldiers and U.S. Marines from the Black

Lithuanian soldiers and U.S. Marines from the Black

Lithuanian soldiers and U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force engaged opposition forces in a partnered attack during Exercise Saber Strike at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, June 15, 2015. Fift... More

A Georgian soldier reloads a machine gun during a

A Georgian soldier reloads a machine gun during a

A Georgian soldier reloads a machine gun during a multinational raid July 21, 2015, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment and Black Sea Rotational Force, along with Georgian ... More

Marines gather to begin their warm up exercises prior

Marines gather to begin their warm up exercises prior

Marines gather to begin their warm up exercises prior to conducting their initial physical fitness test, for Corporal’s Leadership Course, at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Feb. 21, 2015. Approximately ... More

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force, plots points

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force, plots points

A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force, plots points on a map during the land-navigation evaluation section of Corporals Leadership Course at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Feb. 25, 2015. After evalua... More

Brigadier General David Creagh, the Australian Army

Brigadier General David Creagh, the Australian Army

Brigadier General David Creagh, the Australian Army Military Attaché, speaks to the Marines of Company B, 1st Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment at a meet and greet aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., ... More

A U.S. Marine with the Black Sea Rotational Force,

A U.S. Marine with the Black Sea Rotational Force,

A U.S. Marine with the Black Sea Rotational Force, fires an M4A1 carbine during an unknown distance exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, Aug. 26, 2015. Marines with BSRF underwent several days in the fie... More

United States Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational

United States Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational

United States Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment participate in the opening ceremony for Exercise Platinum Lynx 14-5 in Vatra Dornei, Romania, May 5, ... More

A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force accepts

A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force accepts

A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force accepts a trophy from the Naval Academy after a joint soccer tournament in Constanta, Romania, Nov. 9, 2015. The Marines volunteered to participate in the tournamen... More

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force during Exercise Saber Strike at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, June 9, 2015. The exercise brings NATO allies and other p... More

A British Sailor with the Royal Navy plays soccer against

A British Sailor with the Royal Navy plays soccer against

A British Sailor with the Royal Navy plays soccer against U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force during a joint soccer tournament at the Naval Academy in Constanta, Romania, Nov. 9, 2015. The Marines volu... More

United States Marines, Latvian soldiers and an Estonian

United States Marines, Latvian soldiers and an Estonian

United States Marines, Latvian soldiers and an Estonian service member take questions from a class at Lejasciems Secondary School in Lejasciems, Latvia, April 9, 2014. The service members were invited to the sc... More

Marines conclude Summer Shield with a bang

Marines conclude Summer Shield with a bang

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire a tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile during a joint live-fi... More

Corporal Ryan Eagle, a maintenance management specialist

Corporal Ryan Eagle, a maintenance management specialist

Corporal Ryan Eagle, a maintenance management specialist with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, runs with the football while Sgt. Joshua Rohrer, a parachute rigger with BSRF... More

Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company,

Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company,

Marines and sailors with Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, stand in formation during a change of command ceremony April 16, 2015, at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania.

A British Sailor with the Royal Navy and Romanian Sailors

A British Sailor with the Royal Navy and Romanian Sailors

A British Sailor with the Royal Navy and Romanian Sailors with the Naval fleet play soccer during a joint soccer tournament at the Naval Academy in Constanta, Romania, Nov. 9, 2015. U.S. Marines with Black Sea ... More

Lance Cpl. Dylan Hanks, a machine gunner with Black

Lance Cpl. Dylan Hanks, a machine gunner with Black

Lance Cpl. Dylan Hanks, a machine gunner with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, dumps cement to lay a foundation at a school in Ciocanesti, Romania, May 10, 2014. Marines an... More

United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel receives

United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel receives

United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel receives a brief from Army Maj. Gen. John O’Connor, the commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, on the various units’ operations aboard Mihail ... More

U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and John Barrasso

U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and John Barrasso

U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and John Barrasso (R-WY), and Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the battalion commander of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Black Sea rotational Force 14.2, wait as Marines prepare t... More

A Georgian Soldiers line up to begin clearing a building

A Georgian Soldiers line up to begin clearing a building

A Georgian Soldiers line up to begin clearing a building during a multinational raid July 21, 2015, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment and Black Sea Rotational Force, alon... More

Lieutenant Col. Jeffrey Stevenson, right, commanding

Lieutenant Col. Jeffrey Stevenson, right, commanding

Lieutenant Col. Jeffrey Stevenson, right, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, speaks to Capt. Todd Richardson, far left, off-going commanding officer of Headquarters and Service Company, a... More

A marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd

A marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd

A marine with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, looks downrange before firing an AT-4 anti-tank weapon during a live-fire exercise aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Oct. 16, 20... More

A British Sailor with the Royal Navy plays soccer against

A British Sailor with the Royal Navy plays soccer against

A British Sailor with the Royal Navy plays soccer against U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force during a joint soccer tournament at the Naval Academy in Constanta, Romania, Nov. 9, 2015. The Marines volu... More

Lance Cpl. Matthew Weems, a mortarman with Black Sea

Lance Cpl. Matthew Weems, a mortarman with Black Sea

Lance Cpl. Matthew Weems, a mortarman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, scans the area for possible improvised explosive devices during a security patrol as part of ex... More

Captain Joseph M. Pizzillo holds the Headquarters and

Captain Joseph M. Pizzillo holds the Headquarters and

Captain Joseph M. Pizzillo holds the Headquarters and Service Company guidon after receiving the guidon from Capt. Todd Richardson during a change of command ceremony April 16, 2015, at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air ... More

Corporal Evan Sargent, a Marine with Black Sea Rotational

Corporal Evan Sargent, a Marine with Black Sea Rotational

Corporal Evan Sargent, a Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force, leads his team to the final point of the land-navigation course, as part of the Corporals Leadership Course at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Roma... More

United States Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josh Mushenski,

United States Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josh Mushenski,

United States Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Josh Mushenski, an infantryman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14.2, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, looks on as two Macedonian soldiers perform mechanical arm-con... More

Black Sea Rotational Force Marines complete pull-ups

Black Sea Rotational Force Marines complete pull-ups

Black Sea Rotational Force Marines complete pull-ups as part of the initial physical fitness test, for Corporal’s Leadership Course, at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Feb. 21, 2015. The PFT was conducte... More

Major Douglas Bahrns, the operations officer for 3rd

Major Douglas Bahrns, the operations officer for 3rd

Major Douglas Bahrns, the operations officer for 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, speaks during the opening ceremony for the beginning of Summer... More

United States Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks with

United States Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks with

United States Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks with Latvian Lt. Col. Gunars Kaulins, the exercise director for Exercise Summer Shield about a live-fire exercise which involved U.S., Latvian, Estonian and Lithu... More

A Romanian with the Naval Fleet shoots for a goal against

A Romanian with the Naval Fleet shoots for a goal against

A Romanian with the Naval Fleet shoots for a goal against Mirca Cel Batran Naval Academy cadets during a joint soccer tournament at the Naval Academy in Constanta, Romania, Nov. 9, 2015. U.S. Marines with Black... More

Lithuanian service members and other participates from

Lithuanian service members and other participates from

Lithuanian service members and other participates from Exercise Saber Strike showcased some of their military equipment for the public in Pabrade, Lithuania, June 13, 2015. Fifteen nations and more than 7,000 s... More

A Georgian Soldier kicks down an obstacle during a

A Georgian Soldier kicks down an obstacle during a

A Georgian Soldier kicks down an obstacle during a multinational raid July 21, 2015, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment and Black Sea Rotational Force, along with Georgian... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force ground fights with a French Marine during a squad competition aboard the French ship Mistral, in the Mediterranean Sea, March 13, 2017, as part of the exerci... More

Sergeant Maj. Michael Rowan, sergeant major of 3rd

Sergeant Maj. Michael Rowan, sergeant major of 3rd

Sergeant Maj. Michael Rowan, sergeant major of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, and part of Black Sea Rotational Force 14, marches the Marines and sailors to a halt after completing a ba... More

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Maloney of Black Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Maloney of Black Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Michael Maloney of Black Sea Rotational Force 14.2, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, assists a Georgian soldier in using a Combat Metal Detector while conducting a “Finding and In... More

A Georgian Soldiers line up to begin clearing a building

A Georgian Soldiers line up to begin clearing a building

A Georgian Soldiers line up to begin clearing a building during a multinational raid July 21, 2015, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. U.S. Marines with 10th Marine Regiment and Black Sea Rotational Force, alon... More

U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers receive certificates

U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers receive certificates

U.S. Marines, sailors and soldiers receive certificates of completion during a corporals course graduation ceremony aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Dec. 18, 2015. The course was held to give junio... More

A team of students, with Black Sea Rotational Force,

A team of students, with Black Sea Rotational Force,

A team of students, with Black Sea Rotational Force, conduct a team exercise, before departing to their next point, as part of the land-navigation section of Corporals Leadership Course at Mihail Kogalniceanu A... More

General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine

General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine

General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps, speaks with Marines and Sailors with the Black Sea Rotational Force during his visit at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Dec. 25, 2015. General Ne... More

A Corporals Leadership Course Instructor reviews a

A Corporals Leadership Course Instructor reviews a

A Corporals Leadership Course Instructor reviews a students plotted points during the land-navigation section of the course at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Feb. 25, 2015. The 35 Marines in the course ... More

A Romanian T-55 tank drives back from the firing line

A Romanian T-55 tank drives back from the firing line

A Romanian T-55 tank drives back from the firing line after conducting a live-fire training event May 20, 2015, during Exercise Platinum Eagle at Babadag Training Area, Romania.Exercise Platinum Eagle is a mult... More

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force during Exercise Saber Strike at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, June 9, 2015. Fifteen nations and more than 7,000 service... More

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment

U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment stand in formation with Romanian military members during a transfer of authority ceremony at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Feb. 9, 2015. The battalion’s Mari... More

A group of lance corporals with 2nd Battalion, 8th

A group of lance corporals with 2nd Battalion, 8th

A group of lance corporals with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment participate in a discussion with Sgt. Bruce Roberts, a Lance Corporals Leadership and Ethics Seminar instructor with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine ... More

Corporal Scott Bradley and Lance Cpl. Dakota Marshall,

Corporal Scott Bradley and Lance Cpl. Dakota Marshall,

Corporal Scott Bradley and Lance Cpl. Dakota Marshall, two Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, reach the peak of a cliff with two Romanian soldiers of the 17th Mo... More

Sergeant Christian Rivera and Cpl. Brian Westfall,

Sergeant Christian Rivera and Cpl. Brian Westfall,

Sergeant Christian Rivera and Cpl. Brian Westfall, Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, shovel dirt while helping lay a foundation at a school in Ciocanesti, Roman... More

Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, commander of U.S. Marine Corps

Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, commander of U.S. Marine Corps

Lt. Gen. Robert Neller, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command and U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe, talks to Marines and sailors with the Black Sea Rotational Force during his visit to Mihail Kogalnicean... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force shoots during a live-fire exercise aboard the French ship Mistral in the Mediterranean Sea, March 5, 2017, as part of the Exercise Joanne d’Arc. U.S. Marines... More

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers celebrate an early

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers celebrate an early

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers celebrate an early Christmas with Romanian children at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Dec. 19, 2015. Marines and Sailors with the Black Sea Rotational Force team up w... More

A Romanian T-55 tank drives back from the firing line

A Romanian T-55 tank drives back from the firing line

A Romanian T-55 tank drives back from the firing line after conducting a live-fire training event May 20, 2015, during Exercise Platinum Eagle at Babadag Training Area, Romania.Exercise Platinum Eagle is a mult... More

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force during Exercise Saber Strike at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, June 9, 2015. The allies coordinated multipronged attacks... More

Latvian Lt. Col. Gunars Kaulins, the exercise director

Latvian Lt. Col. Gunars Kaulins, the exercise director

Latvian Lt. Col. Gunars Kaulins, the exercise director for Summer Shield, speaks to U.S. Marines, Latvian soldiers, Estonian soldiers and Lithuanian soldiers during the opening ceremony for the beginning of Sum... More

Corporal Jeremy McVay, a mortarman with Black Sea Rotational

Corporal Jeremy McVay, a mortarman with Black Sea Rotational

Corporal Jeremy McVay, a mortarman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, patrols with Romanian soldiers of the 17th Mountain Troop Battalion in a movement to contact during... More

First Lt. Andrew Blacker, a platoon commander with

First Lt. Andrew Blacker, a platoon commander with

First Lt. Andrew Blacker, a platoon commander with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, directs Lance Cpl. Carlos Pego, an infantryman with BSRF-14, from 3rd Bn., 8th Marines, ... More

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers celebrate an early

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers celebrate an early

U.S. Marines, Sailors, and Soldiers celebrate an early Christmas with Romanian children at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Dec. 19, 2015. Marines and Sailors with the Black Sea Rotational Force team up w... More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the battalion commander

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the battalion commander

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the battalion commander of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, addresses U.S., Latvian and Estonian service members duri... More

Sergeant Wallace Tainter, an infantryman with Black

Sergeant Wallace Tainter, an infantryman with Black

Sergeant Wallace Tainter, an infantryman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, climbs over a ledge during a mountain training exercise with Romanian soldiers of the 17th Mo... More

Corporal Jeremy McVay, a mortarman with Black Sea Rotational

Corporal Jeremy McVay, a mortarman with Black Sea Rotational

Corporal Jeremy McVay, a mortarman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, patrols with Romanian soldiers of the 17th Mountain Troop Battalion in a movement to contact during... More

A group of lance corporals with 2nd Battalion, 8th

A group of lance corporals with 2nd Battalion, 8th

A group of lance corporals with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment participate in a discussion with Sgt. Bruce Roberts, a Lance Corporals Leadership and Ethics Seminar instructor with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine ... More

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force dig holes

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force dig holes

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force dig holes and plant tree saplings during Plant Good Deeds in Romania, Sept. 14, 2015. The Marines, U.S. Army Soldiers, Romanian students, police force members, and m... More

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with Romanian military

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with Romanian military

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers with Romanian military forces observe a U.S. Air Force A-10 “Warthog” flyover after calling in the airsrike during Platinum Lynx 16-2 at Smardan Training Area, Romania, Dec. 11... More

Lance Cpl. Jarod Parker, a machine gunner with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jarod Parker, a machine gunner with Weapons

Lance Cpl. Jarod Parker, a machine gunner with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and part of Black Sea Rotational Force 14, runs through a mechanical arm-control holds cou... More

U.S. Marines attend corporals course graduation ceremony

U.S. Marines attend corporals course graduation ceremony

U.S. Marines attend corporals course graduation ceremony aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Dec. 18, 2015. The course was held to give junior noncommissioned officers an opportunity to improve their ... More

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the battalion commander

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the battalion commander

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the battalion commander of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and Black Sea Rotational Force 14.2, speaks with Senators John McCain (R-AZ), John Hoeven (R-... More

Romanian Marines and soldiers March in formation alongside

Romanian Marines and soldiers March in formation alongside

Romanian Marines and soldiers March in formation alongside U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force and U.S. Army soldiers with the Black Sea Area Support Team for the Romanian Land Forces Day April 23, 201... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Abdur Mann of Black Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Abdur Mann of Black Sea

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Abdur Mann of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, fires an AT-4 light anti-armor weapon during a live-fire exercise with Georgian soldiers during ... More

Lt. Col. Joel Schmidt, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion,

Lt. Col. Joel Schmidt, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion,

Lt. Col. Joel Schmidt, commanding officer of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, speaks during a transfer of authority ceremony at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Feb. 9, 2015. Schmidt passed authority for the ne... More

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force sights-in on his target during a live-fire range aboard the French ship Mistral in the Mediterranean Sea, March 5, 2017, as part of the Exercise Joanne d’Ar... More

Corporal Landon Amburn, a Marine with Weapons Company,

Corporal Landon Amburn, a Marine with Weapons Company,

Corporal Landon Amburn, a Marine with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and part of Black Sea Rotational Force 14, subdues a simulated enemy during a mechanical arm contro... More

Lance Cpl. Dylan Hanks, a machine gunner with Black

Lance Cpl. Dylan Hanks, a machine gunner with Black

Lance Cpl. Dylan Hanks, a machine gunner with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, shovels cement into a mixer at a school in Ciocanesti, Romania, May 10, 2014. Marines and sai... More

General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine

General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine

General Robert B. Neller, Commandant of the Marine Corps, reenlists Sgt. Maj. Paul Costa, sergeant major with the Black Sea Rotational Force during his visit at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Dec. 25, 2... More

Marines introduced the concept of Company Level Intelligence

Marines introduced the concept of Company Level Intelligence

Marines introduced the concept of Company Level Intelligence Cells (CLIC) to Land Forces brigade officers and noncommissioned officers of the Baltic allies in Lithuania from Nov. 24- Dec. 3, 2015. The training ... More

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Brennan Pedraza, a machine gunner

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Brennan Pedraza, a machine gunner

U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Brennan Pedraza, a machine gunner with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14.2, engages a target downrange with a .50 caliber m... More

Marines attending a martial arts instructor course

Marines attending a martial arts instructor course

Marines attending a martial arts instructor course with Black Sea Rotational Force shake hands before grappling April 24, 2015, at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania. During the final culminating event, the ... More

Romanians attend a military parade celebrating the

Romanians attend a military parade celebrating the

Romanians attend a military parade celebrating the National Day of Romania at Bucharest, Romania, Dec. 1, 2015. Great Union Day commemorates the assembly of the delegates of ethnic Romanians held in Alba Ivlia,... More

Lithuanian soldiers and U.S. Marines from the Black

Lithuanian soldiers and U.S. Marines from the Black

Lithuanian soldiers and U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force engaged opposition forces in a partnered attack during Exercise Saber Strike at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, June 15, 2015. Fift... More

Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group training aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune Jan. 16, 2014. MCSCG trainin... More

U.S. and French Marines conduct as many push-ups as

U.S. and French Marines conduct as many push-ups as

U.S. and French Marines conduct as many push-ups as possible with an allotted amount of time during a squad competition aboard the French ship Mistral, in the Mediterranean Sea, March 13, 2017, as part of the e... More

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marine assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force fires at a target using a French M9 pistols during a live-fire exercise aboard the French ship Mistral in the Mediterranean Sea, March 6, 2017, as part of th... More

Brigadier Gen. James Lukeman, commanding general of

Brigadier Gen. James Lukeman, commanding general of

Brigadier Gen. James Lukeman, commanding general of 2nd Marine Division, speaks to Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 during his visit... More

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd

Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, use netting to tie down cargo onto a pallet with Romanian service members during a pallet building military-to-military engag... More

Private First Class Joseph Mailloux, an infantryman

Private First Class Joseph Mailloux, an infantryman

Private First Class Joseph Mailloux, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, learns how to disassemble a Latvian G36 rifle during S... More

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force during Exercise Saber Strike at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, June 9, 2015. The allies coordinated multipronged attacks... More

Major Gen. Niel E. Nelson, commander of U.S. Marine

Major Gen. Niel E. Nelson, commander of U.S. Marine

Major Gen. Niel E. Nelson, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, speaks with Lt. Col. Kemper Jones, commanding officer of Black Sea Rotational Force, at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Romania, ... More

First Lt. Melanie Helmer, the adjutant for Black Sea

First Lt. Melanie Helmer, the adjutant for Black Sea

First Lt. Melanie Helmer, the adjutant for Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, helps a child look out of the top of a medium tactical vehicle replacement while Marines and sa... More

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class James White, a corpsman

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class James White, a corpsman

Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class James White, a corpsman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, accurately fires an M2 .50 caliber heavy machine gun on target during exercise A... More

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Stevenson, commanding officer of Black

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Stevenson, commanding officer of Black

Lt. Col. Jeffrey Stevenson, commanding officer of Black Sea Rotational Force, listens to House Armed Services Committee staff members and senior leaders from Black Sea Area Support Team during a brief at Mihail... More

A Romanian artilleryman loads a 152mm artillery system

A Romanian artilleryman loads a 152mm artillery system

A Romanian artilleryman loads a 152mm artillery system May 21, 2015, during Exercise Platinum Eagle at Babadag Training Area, Romania.Exercise Platinum Eagle is a multilateral exercise designed to strengthen pa... More

Marines start a three-mile run as part of their initial

Marines start a three-mile run as part of their initial

Marines start a three-mile run as part of their initial physical fitness test, for Corporal’s Leadership Course, at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Feb. 21, 2015. Approximately 40 Marines with Black Sea ... More

Lithuanian, German, and Portuguese soldiers along with

Lithuanian, German, and Portuguese soldiers along with

Lithuanian, German, and Portuguese soldiers along with U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force concluded their final day of training for Exercise Saber Strike at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, J... More

Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the commanding officer

Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the commanding officer

Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the commanding officer of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment and Black Sea Rotational Force 14.2, briefs U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on BSRF’s mission and support to EUCOM... More

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force

A U.S. Marines assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force goes head to head with a French Marine during squad competition aboard the French ship Mistral, in the Mediterranean Sea, March 13, 2017, as part of the exe... More

Lithuanian, German, and Portuguese soldiers along with

Lithuanian, German, and Portuguese soldiers along with

Lithuanian, German, and Portuguese soldiers along with U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force concluded their final day of training for Exercise Saber Strike at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, J... More

Brig. Gen. Dorin Ionita, Chief of Training and Doctrine

Brig. Gen. Dorin Ionita, Chief of Training and Doctrine

Brig. Gen. Dorin Ionita, Chief of Training and Doctrine of the Romanian Land Forces, speaks during a transfer of authority ceremony at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Feb. 9, 2015. The ceremony marked the turnove... More

United States Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Trodden, a

United States Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Trodden, a

United States Marine Corps 1st Lt. John Trodden, a non-lethal weapons instructor with Black Sea Rotational Force 14.2, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, speaks to a group of international service members... More

United States Marine Sgt. John Cohee instructs U.S.

United States Marine Sgt. John Cohee instructs U.S.

United States Marine Sgt. John Cohee instructs U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Grant Cook, Bunker Hill, MI, native, on where to put his feet while rappelling off of the tallest cliff face of 200 ft. the Marines did... More

Lithuanian and Portuguese forces are teamed up with

Lithuanian and Portuguese forces are teamed up with

Lithuanian and Portuguese forces are teamed up with U.S. Marines with the Black Sea Rotational Force for Exercise Saber Strike at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, June 11, 2015. Their different military e... More

Service members from countries around the world participated

Service members from countries around the world participated

Service members from countries around the world participated in a military parade celebrating the National Day of Romania in Bucharest, Dec. 1, 2015. Great Union Day commemorates the assembly of the delegates o... More

Brigadier Gen. Edward Banta, the commanding general

Brigadier Gen. Edward Banta, the commanding general

Brigadier Gen. Edward Banta, the commanding general of 2nd Marine Logistics Group, meets with Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, during his visit to Mihail Kogalni... More

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