Rounding up the top of the hill, Marines in the Ground
Rounding up the top of the hill, Marines in the Ground Combat Element, composed of reservists from Anti-Terrorism Battalion, Amarillo, Texas, and Birmingham, Ala., attached to Black Sea Rotation Force-11, hump ... More
While working in a newly-built motor transport facility,
While working in a newly-built motor transport facility, Lance Cpl. William Hernandez, a motor transport operator, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, and native of Orlando, Fl., performs a Limited Technical Inspect... More
After a safety brief from Romanian jumpmasters, Romanian
After a safety brief from Romanian jumpmasters, Romanian paratroopers training with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 make preparations to board a KC-130 Hercules, with flight support by BSRF-11’s Air Combat Elemen... More
In the small farming town of Mandra, approximately
In the small farming town of Mandra, approximately 108 kilometers north of Constanta, kindergartners watch Gunnery Sgt. Giannina Pinedo, civil affairs chief, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, while Roxanna Taranu,... More
The silhouette of a KC-130 Hercules, flown by Marine
The silhouette of a KC-130 Hercules, flown by Marine Aerial Refueler Transportation Squadron 686 with Black Sea Rotational Force 11, flies over the Romanian landscape in a low-level training flight. Marine Aeri... More
Gunnery Sgt. Charles Evers, an infantryman with Black
Gunnery Sgt. Charles Evers, an infantryman with Black Sea Rotational Force 11, draws a diagram on the floor for a Georgian soldier during Military Operations in an Urban Terrain training July 19 as part of Exer... More
A Marine combat engineer with Black Sea Rotational
A Marine combat engineer with Black Sea Rotational Force 2011 installs linoleum flooring while renovating a senior citizens home here July 20. The Marines were in Georgia for Exercise Agile Spirit 2011, an exer... More
New Orleans - Georgians, Louisiana
The Georgian and U.S. representatives gather in front of a World War II amphibious Higgins boat Oct. 12 during the private tour of the National World War II Museum here. The Georgians came here for the Exercise... More
Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Girien R. Salazar,
Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Girien R. Salazar, a San Antonio native, plays guitar on the bus ride to the airport on Camp Pendleton, Calif., March 6. Salazar is a part of the Religious Ministry Team a... More
The commanding officers of the Black Sea Rotational
The commanding officers of the Black Sea Rotational Force and the 4th Infantry Brigade stand in front of their respective units during the opening ceremony of Operation Agile Spirit on Vaziani Training Area in ... More
The sailors of Forward Resuscitative Surgical System
The sailors of Forward Resuscitative Surgical System and Shock Trauma Platoon, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Black Sea Rotational Force treat a simulated casualty during Operation Agile Spirit on... More
Gunnery Sgt. Joe Urias, team leader for the NCO development
Gunnery Sgt. Joe Urias, team leader for the NCO development team, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, speaks about the difference in personal, unit and campaign awards during a NCO-Development Seminar in Bucharest, ... More
Sgt. Juan Urbina, a rifleman with Ground Combat Element,
Sgt. Juan Urbina, a rifleman with Ground Combat Element, Black Sea Rotational Force, hands out Easter candy to local children during a family health initiative in Corbu, Romania, April 7. Marines and sailors of... More
Staff Sgt. John DuBarry, a military policeman and non-lethal
Staff Sgt. John DuBarry, a military policeman and non-lethal weapons instructor with the Military Police Detachment, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, show members of the Bulgarian Armed Forces and local civilian ... More
Gunnery Sgt. Lee Nickel a Reconnaissance Marine with
Gunnery Sgt. Lee Nickel a Reconnaissance Marine with Command Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, greets children from a local orphanage while volunteering in Constanta, Romania, April 22. The Marines and sa... More
A Romanian soldier scans the area during a foot patrol
A Romanian soldier scans the area during a foot patrol exercise in Timisoara, Romania April 25. The patrol was part of a week-long training led by Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 12 in an effort to enhanc... More
Sgt. Warren T. Yarter, flight mechanic, Air Combat
Sgt. Warren T. Yarter, flight mechanic, Air Combat Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, looks for damge inside of the engine intake on a KC-130 Hercules aircraft after a flight on Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romani... More
Lt. Col. Richard Coates, Commanding Officer, Black
Lt. Col. Richard Coates, Commanding Officer, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, greets an Azeri officer upon arrival in Baku, Azerbaijan, May 6, 2012. The Aviation Combat Element landed a KC-130 cargo airplane in B... More
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 12 prepare
Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 12 prepare for an opening ceremony with Romanian soldiers during training in Iasi, Romania May 8. The ten-day event included training led by Marine non-commissioned offic... More
Black Sea Rotational Force Marines, sailors Aid Car Crash Victims in R...
Marines and sailors of Black Sea Rotational Force 12 gather for a photo, May 8, 2012. The Marines and sailors pictured rescued a Romanian family of four including an infant from a car crash that left the road d... More
Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force
Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 12 stand at attention during a ceremony celebrating WWII Victory Day, Romanian Independence Day and Europe Day in Iasi, Romania May 9. This was the first time... More
Romanian soldiers jump from a KC-130 Hercules aircraft
Romanian soldiers jump from a KC-130 Hercules aircraft during training in Campia Turzii, Romania, May 15. The aviation combat element of Black Sea Rotational Force 12 facilitated the training by supplying the a... More
Staff Sgt. Kyle Ketner, an instructor with Non-Commissioned
Staff Sgt. Kyle Ketner, an instructor with Non-Commissioned Officer Development Team, Command Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, instructs Bulgarian NCOs in organizational physical training. The Non-Commis... More
A Romanian child gets the opportunity to sit in the
A Romanian child gets the opportunity to sit in the driver’s seat of a Humvee belonging to Black Sea Rotational Force 12 during a static display at Tabacarie Park in Constanta, Romania, June 2. The Marines and ... More
Reconnaissance Marines of the Ground Combat Element,
Reconnaissance Marines of the Ground Combat Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, march to the opening ceremony of BALTOPS 2012, June 4. The Marines and sailors of BSRF-12 joined Lithuanian infantry soldiers ... More
Sgt. Justin J. Skelton, a reconnaissance Marine with
Sgt. Justin J. Skelton, a reconnaissance Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 12 performs underwater checks on his scuba gear during training in the Black Sea, Romania, June 4. The Marines dove from United St... More
Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 12, disembark
Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 12, disembark a Polish amphibious tractor while conducting an amphibious landing during Exercise BALTOPS 2012, June 4. The Marines and sailors of BSRF-12 joined Lithuanian ... More
Staff Sgt. John D. Chenoweth, a tactical systems operator
Staff Sgt. John D. Chenoweth, a tactical systems operator with Black Sea Rotational Force 12 watches his 11 year old son, John Chenoweth Jr., graduate the 5th grade June 18. Chenoweth was able to watch the cere... More
A non-lethal shotgun casing is ejected during a
A non-lethal shotgun casing is ejected during a military-to-military event in Bucharest, Romania June 21. The exchange of information was part of a weeklong less than lethal weapons engagement designed to displ... More
Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Girien Salazar
Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Girien Salazar escorts children to an Independence Day celebration hosted by Black Sea Rotational Force 12 on Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania July 4. Special guests of the ev... More
Sgt. Greg Lamberson, a reconnaissance Marine, Ground
Sgt. Greg Lamberson, a reconnaissance Marine, Ground Combat Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12 practices room-clearing drills with soldiers from the Israeli Defense Force during Exercise Noble Shirley in Te... More
Lance Cpl. Elihu Moreno, rifleman, Ground Combat Element,
Lance Cpl. Elihu Moreno, rifleman, Ground Combat Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12 assists Private Nikolay Dankinov, infantryman, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Bulgarian Army, while laying tile during a remodel... More
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Adam Strotz, shock trauma
Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Adam Strotz, shock trauma platoon, Black Sea Rotational Force 12 greets the volunteers during a basic first aid course in Constanta, Romania July 25. The class was taught to voluntee... More
Reconnaissance Marines with Ground Combat Element,
Reconnaissance Marines with Ground Combat Element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12 exit a KC-130 Hercules aircraft while conducting training in Novo Selo, Bulgaria July 30. The combined display of training was p... More
Colonel Gheorge Zidaru, Romanian Land Forces, addresses
Colonel Gheorge Zidaru, Romanian Land Forces, addresses the Marines and sailors of Black Sea Rotational Force 12 during a combined closing ceremony, August 9. The Marines and sailors of BSRF-12 joined Romanian ... More
Marines and sailors assigned to the 26th Marine
Marines and sailors assigned to the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Black Sea Rotational Force, and soldiers from the Georgian Army participate in a pickup game of soccer during exercise Agile Spirit 13 a... More
Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force
Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and the Republic of Georgia Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion rehearse for the opening ceremony for Agile Spirit 13 March 18, 2013, aboard Vaziani Airfield. E... More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and the Republic of Georgia Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion shake hands prior to conducting a known distance live fire range as a part of exercise Agile Spirit 13 ... More
U.S Marine Corps Sergeant Major Nicholas Deabreu, Battalion
U.S Marine Corps Sergeant Major Nicholas Deabreu, Battalion Sergeant Major, with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 explains the Oath of a Drill Instructor during a non-commissioned officer seminar during exercise A... More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 observe
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 observe a M203 round impact targets during a live fire range as a part of the exercise Agile Spirit 13 at Vaziani Airfield, March 20, 2013. Exercise Agile Spirit... More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and soldiers with the Republic of Georgia Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion train together on weapons tactics. Marines demonstate proper firing techniques on machin... More
Georgian Performers entertain U.S. Marines and sailors
Georgian Performers entertain U.S. Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and soldiers with the Republic of Georgia Army's 23rd Infantry Battalion during a culture day performance during the clo... More
Marines and Sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force
Marines and Sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 hold an opening ceremony for the start of exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, April 15, 2013. Exercise Summer Shield 10 focuses on integration of... More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 demonstrate
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 demonstrate fire mission approval techniques to Latvian and Lithuanian soldiers in the Combat Operations Center during exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi... More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and soldiers from Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania discuss lessons learned during a fire support coordination exercise with Latvian, Estonian, and Lithuanian soldie... More
A mortar team with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 takes
A mortar team with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 takes part in a call for fire drill during exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, April 22, 2013. Summer Shield 10 focuses on integration of fires and mane... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational
U.S. Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 hand out gifts to 70 children at Antonio Placement Center in Constanta, Romania, April 23, 2013. BSRF-13 works with United Hands Romania, a non-profit... More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Blake Chambers, embark
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Blake Chambers, embark chief with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 signs for cargo that will be used during Exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Riga International Airport, Latvia, April 2... More
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2 James Larson, with Black
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2 James Larson, with Black Sea Rotational Force 13, unloads gifts at Antonio Placement Center in Constanta, Romania, April 23, 2013. BSRF-13 works with United Hands Romania, a non-profit... More
Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force
Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 along with volunteers with United Hands Romania, pose for a photo before entering Idu Tennis Club in Mamaia, Romania, May 1, 2013. BSRF-13 works with Unit... More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Daniel J. Barlow II with Easy Company,
U.S. Marine Cpl. Daniel J. Barlow II with Easy Company, Black Sea Rotaional Force 13, holds Cpl. Wesley W. Lanier in a head lock during a black belt test for the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program (MCMAP), at Mi... More
U.S. Marines Corps 1st Lt. Philip Hanf, a platoon commander
U.S. Marines Corps 1st Lt. Philip Hanf, a platoon commander with Easy Company, Black Sea Rotational Force 13, responds to questions from a Romanian news reporter during a live fire exercise in Dej, Romania, May... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational
U.S. Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 compete with Romanian soldiers during a sports day event in Dej, Romania, June 1, 2013. BSRF-13 is partnered with soldiers from the Romanian Land Forc... More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Barlow II, with Easy
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Daniel Barlow II, with Easy Company, Black Sea Rotational Force 13, and Romanian soldiers with the 811th Infantry Battalion wait for clearance to depart the Forward Operating Base and sta... More
Lance Cpl. Andy Davis, a rifleman with Black Sea Rotational
Lance Cpl. Andy Davis, a rifleman with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and Richmond Hill, Ga., native, marches off the stage after receiving a certificate and bayonet for being the honor graduate of Corporals Co... More
Cpl. David Dias, a squad leader with Black Sea Rotational
Cpl. David Dias, a squad leader with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and Hanford, Calif., native, runs alongside a child wearing a flak jacket. BSRF-13 celebrated the United States’ 237th birthday with an Indepen... More
Bulgarian Army Colonel Iavor Mateev, right,
Bulgarian Army Colonel Iavor Mateev, right, officer-in-charge of Bulgarian forces participating in Black Sea Rotational Force 13, addresses Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian and American forces at Novo Selo, Bulgari... More
U.S. Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational
U.S. Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 observe where rounds impacted targets during a battle sight zero exercise while training with the Israel Defense Force Counter-Terrorism Unit aboard C... More
1st Lt. Philip Hanf, a platoon commander with Company
1st Lt. Philip Hanf, a platoon commander with Company E, Black Sea Rotational Force 13, briefs the scheme of maneuver using a terrain model aboard an Israeli Defense Force base in southern Israel, July 14, 2013... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Olson, a radio operator
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Jacob Olson, a radio operator with Black Sea Rotational Force 13, leads soldiers with Azerbaijan’s Operational Capabilities Concept battalion through an antenna deployment exercise ... More
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Julian D’Orsaneo (left),
U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Julian D’Orsaneo (left), communications officer for Black Sea Rotational Force 13, discusses tactical employment of communications assets with his counterpart from Azerbaijan’s Operati... More
Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion,
Marines with 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, Alpha Company, 1st platoon, prepare to execute punches during Marine Corps Martial Arts Program training aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Sept. 10th.... More
Members of the Romanian band performs during the opening
Members of the Romanian band performs during the opening ceremony for Black Sea Rotational Force 14 aboard Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Sept. 13th. The opening ceremony marks the beginning of Black Sea Rotatio... More
Petty Officer Third Class Brent Babcock, a hospital
Petty Officer Third Class Brent Babcock, a hospital corspman with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, was awarded Marine of the Week for outstanding performance and leadership at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, Sept. ... More
Traveling with fellow Marines and Sailors, 1st Lt.
Traveling with fellow Marines and Sailors, 1st Lt. James Moroney, a platoon commander with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, travels aboard a tactical vehicle for a noncombatant evacuation operation training exerc... More
Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air‐Ground
Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air‐Ground Task Force Crisis Response (SP‐MAGTF Crisis Response) carry a simulated downed pilot toward an MV‐22B Osprey during a tactical recovery of aircraft and... More
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Africa (SP-MAGTF Africa) gather information from simulated evacuees during a noncombatant evacuation operation training exercise as part of Theater Mari... More
Marine Cpl. John Locke, a supply clerk with Black Sea
Marine Cpl. John Locke, a supply clerk with Black Sea Rotational Force-14 and native of Lodi, Calif., races in hot pursuit of a young snow-fight adversary Feb. 2 at the Micul Rotterdam child placement center pl... More
Sergeant Major Nistor Marian, with the Romanian 307th
Sergeant Major Nistor Marian, with the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion, looks downrange with Corporal Matthew Haines, mortarman, weapons company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotati... More
Corporal Christopher Hipp and Corporal Anthony Borenstein,
Corporal Christopher Hipp and Corporal Anthony Borenstein, mortarmen, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force, check their M-4 weapon systems during a contingency res... More
Corporal Peter Holguin, radio operator, 3rd Battalion,
Corporal Peter Holguin, radio operator, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, is exposed to oleoresin capsicum spray on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base,... More
Lance Cpl. Junior Jack, machinegunner, Weapons Company,
Lance Cpl. Junior Jack, machinegunner, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, sights in on a Latvian G36 rifle at a weapon’s display during Summer Shield aboard Camp Adazi, Latvia, 7 April, 2014. This is... More
Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine
Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, hike back to base camp after a live fire range evolution at Camp Adazi, Latvia, ... More
A Latvian Bandvagn 206, fires an 81mm high explosive
A Latvian Bandvagn 206, fires an 81mm high explosive round out of a mortar tube mounted on the rear of the vehicles during Summer Shield, April 16, 2014, Camp Adazi, Latvia. Latvia's 1st Fire Support Battalion... More
Soldiers, Sailors join forces to keep MK healthy
Navy HN Mathew B. Wahrman, center, a Navy corpsman assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assists Army Pfc. Michael C. Thomas, right, a medic assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainmen... More
The Sun Never Sets on Workhorse
World map detailing the locations of Workhorse Marines and Sailors as of May 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps illustration by Lance Cpl. Alexander Hill/Released)
Lance Cpl. Charles Williams, Black Sea Rotational Force
Lance Cpl. Charles Williams, Black Sea Rotational Force 14, from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, hikes to a live-fire range at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 20 May, 2014. Exercise Platinum Eagle 14-2 is ... More
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with Marines assigned t...
CONSTANTA, Romania (Jun. 11, 2014) Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus meets with Marines assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, serving as the Black Sea Rotational Force. Mabus is in the region to meet w... More
U.S. Ambassador Richard B. Norland bids farewell to
U.S. Ambassador Richard B. Norland bids farewell to Col. Ryan Heritage, commanding officer of 6th Marine Regiment, after his visit to the staff of exercise Agile Spirit 14 at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, Jun... More
Georgian Armed Forces staff members plan integrated
Georgian Armed Forces staff members plan integrated engagement opportunities with Black Sea Rotational Force 14, comprised of U.S. Marines from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, in the Joint Command Operation... More
Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment and their Georgian
Marines from the 6th Marine Regiment and their Georgian Armed Forces counterparts from the Georgian 4th Mechanized Brigade, along with personnel from U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, conduct a comman... More
Bulgarian soldiers demonstrate their room-clearing
Bulgarian soldiers demonstrate their room-clearing techniques to U.S. Marines and sailors during integrated lane training at exercise Platinum Lion 14-1 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 17, 2014. Exer... More
Marines, Bosnian Nonlethal Weapons System Instruction
Marines in support of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 begin non-lethal system instruction with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo, Bosnia, July 22. The exercise will cover riot control, Taser ... More
A Bulgarian medevac helicopter arrives at the Novo
A Bulgarian medevac helicopter arrives at the Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, as part of a simulated medical evacuation during Operation Platinum Lion 14, July 25. Operation Platinum Lion 14 promotes and enc... More
Lance Cpl. Lawrence Hambrick, a machine gunner from
Lance Cpl. Lawrence Hambrick, a machine gunner from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, with Black Sea Rotational Force 14.2, fires the M240B during a squad attack at exercise Platinum Lion 14-2 in Novo Selo Tr... More
Lance Cpl. Lawrence Hambrick, a machine gunner from
Lance Cpl. Lawrence Hambrick, a machine gunner from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, with Black Sea Rotational Force 14.2, provides security along with soldiers from the Romanian Armed Forces upon building e... More
A Serbian soldier, participating in a combat-lifesaver
A Serbian soldier, participating in a combat-lifesaver training course, grips a medical stretcher and sprints across an open field to a simulated casualty (not shown) during exercise Platinum Lion 14-2 at the N... More
U.S. and Romanian forces work together to construct
U.S. and Romanian forces work together to construct a slider charge while participating in an urban-breaching course during exercise Platinum Lion 14-2 at the Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Aug. 5, 2014. A ... More
Platinum Lion close-air support
Two SU-25 aircrafts begin descending in altitude to display a show of force during a closed air support exercise scenario at exercise Platinum Lion 14-2 at the Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria Aug. 7. Platinu... More
U.S. servicemembers greet children from the Mokren
U.S. servicemembers greet children from the Mokren Village Slantse Kindergarten School during a fieldtrip to the Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria Aug. 7. U.S. Marines and soldiers participating in exercise Pla... More
Pvt. Brahim El Idrissi, a military police officer working
Pvt. Brahim El Idrissi, a military police officer working in U.S. Forces Customs, briefs Soldiers and Marines redeploying Aug. 12, 2014, from Afghanistan back to the United States through Mihail Kogalniceanu Ai... More
U.S Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment,
U.S Marines of 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division held a ceremony to mark the turnover of a new iteration of Black Sea Rotational... More
Marines and sailors from Golf Co., 2nd Battalion, 2nd
Marines and sailors from Golf Co., 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines, of Black Sea Rotational Force 14, adjusted the optics on their weapons Aug. 27 at a range near Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania. Service membe... More
Marines from Golf Co., 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and
Marines from Golf Co., 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines and Romanian military police learned and practiced vehicle control point tactics and techniques during Black Sea Rotational Force 14 Aug. 28 at Mihail Kogalnice... More
Marines and a Sailor from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine
Marines and a Sailor from 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division pose for a picture with Army staff from the Regional Support Element and members of the Democratic Union of the Muslim-Turkish T... More
A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 registers
A Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 registers in his mortar as part of the live-fire exercise portion of Cincu-14 September 25. The exercise was designed to promote interoperability between both countri... More
U.S. Marines and sailors from Black Sea Rotational
U.S. Marines and sailors from Black Sea Rotational Force 14 participated in Platinum Lynx 14.6 in the Carpathian Mountains from Sep. 29 to Oct. 3 in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. Knowledge and understanding of skill... More
Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force
Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 conducted patrol based operations Oct. 18-23 in Babadag Training Area, Romania. The service members used land navigation skills to move throughout BTA, fin... More
Marines and Sailors on Black Sea Rotational Force 14
Marines and Sailors on Black Sea Rotational Force 14 worked hand-in-hand with Romanian Land Forces during exercise Platinum Lynx 15.3 in Focsani, Romania. Training included weapons familiarization classes, live... More
Soldiers of the Serbian and Bulgarian armed forces
Soldiers of the Serbian and Bulgarian armed forces form a riot shield line in front of Marines acting as roles players during Platinum Wolf 15 at South Base, Serbia Nov. 19, 2014. Platinum Wolf is a peacekeepin... More