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, examines a Bulgarian soldier’s technique during a mechanical arm-control holds (MACH) competition as part of exercise Platinum Wolf 14 aboard South Base, Serbia, July 1, 2014. This is the first iteration of the Platinum Wolf exercise, hosted by Serbia, with members of the Serbian, Croatian, Slovenian, Bulgarian, Romanian, Azerbaijani, Macedonian and United States militaries participating in the exercise, focusing on non-lethal system training and peacetime operations in order to foster greater interoperability with each other while promoting peace and prosperity in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)