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Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and soldiers with Bandvagn Company, Host Nation Suppot Battalion share a moment of rest during Cold Response 2014 at Bardufoss, Norway, March 13, 2014. BV Co. integrated Marines from 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group to increase the effectiveness of the company while operating with multinational forces. Cold Response 14 is a Norwegian-led multinational exercise above the Arctic Circle designed prepare for high-intensity cold-weather operations with nearly 16,000 troops from 16 different countries.

Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division and soldiers with Bandvagn Company, Host Nation Suppot Battalion share a moment of rest during Cold Response 2014 at Bardufoss, Norway, March 13, 2014. BV Co. integrated Marines from 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group to increase the effectiveness of the company while operating with multinational forces. Cold Response 14 is a Norwegian-led multinational exercise above the Arctic Circle designed prepare for high-intensity cold-weather operations with nearly 16,000 troops from 16 different countries.

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A Marine with 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group walks past vehicles belonging to 2nd Supply Bn. and Host Nation Support Battalion during exercise Cold Response 14 at Elvegaardsmoen, Norway, March 14, 2014. Cold Response 2014 was the first time Marine Corps and Norwegian forces integrated personnel and equipment during a cold-weather exercise. Cold Response 14 is a Norwegian-led multinational exercise above the Arctic Circle designed prepare for high-intensity cold-weather operations with nearly 16,000 troops from 16 different countries.

A Marine with 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group walks past vehicles belonging to 2nd Supply Bn. and Host Nation Support Battalion during exercise Cold Response 14 at Elvegaardsmoen, Norway, March 14, 2014. Cold Response 2014 was the first time Marine Corps and Norwegian forces integrated personnel and equipment during a cold-weather exercise. Cold Response 14 is a Norwegian-led multinational exercise above the Arctic Circle designed prepare for high-intensity cold-weather operations with nearly 16,000 troops from 16 different countries.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

Seaman Marq C. Heusner, a Mililani, Hawaii native and hospital corpsman with 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group practices applying stitches under the supervision of 1st Lt. Egil A. Johanneson, a Bergen, Norway native and nurse with Host Nation Support Battalion during Cold Response 2014 at Elvegaardsmoen, Norway, March 14, 2014. Medical personnel from 2nd Supply Bn. and HNSB stayed with international forces to keep everyone safe and provide routine and emergency services before, during and after Cold Response. Cold Response 14 is a Norwegian-led multinational exercise above the Arctic Circle designed prepare for high-intensity cold-weather operations with nearly 16,000 troops from 16 different countries.

Seaman Marq C. Heusner, a Mililani, Hawaii native and hospital corpsman with 2nd Supply Battalion, Combat Logistics Regiment 25, 2nd Marine Logistics Group practices applying stitches under the supervision of 1st Lt. Egil A. Johanneson, a Bergen, Norway native and nurse with Host Nation Support Battalion during Cold Response 2014 at Elvegaardsmoen, Norway, March 14, 2014. Medical personnel from 2nd Supply Bn. and HNSB stayed with international forces to keep everyone safe and provide routine and emergency services before, during and after Cold Response. Cold Response 14 is a Norwegian-led multinational exercise above the Arctic Circle designed prepare for high-intensity cold-weather operations with nearly 16,000 troops from 16 different countries.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Sullivan Laramie

U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct bilateral training exercises with Spanish Marines on, March 18, 2014. The training was conducted to further partnerships between SP-MAGTF CR and the European forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Hill/Released)

U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response conduct bilateral training exercises with Spanish Marines on, March 18, 2014. The training was conducted to further partnerships between SP-MAGTF CR and the European forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Hill/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Hill

A Spanish Marine holds the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a bilateral training exercise with U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response in Sierra Del Retin, Spain, March 18, 2014. The training was conducted to further partnerships between SP-MAGTF CR and the European forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Hill/Released)

A Spanish Marine holds the M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle during a bilateral training exercise with U.S. Marines of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response in Sierra Del Retin, Spain, March 18, 2014. The training was conducted to further partnerships between SP-MAGTF CR and the European forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Hill/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Alexander Hill

Lance Cpl. Patrick Phelan, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, learns how assemble and disassemble an AK-74 rifle with the help of a Romanian soldier with 307th Naval Infantry Bn. after jointly participating in a live-fire exercise aboard Babadag Training Area in Romania March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Lance Cpl. Patrick Phelan, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, learns how assemble and disassemble an AK-74 rifle with the help of a Romanian soldier with 307th Naval Infantry Bn. after jointly participating in a live-fire exercise aboard Babadag Training Area in Romania March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, participate in a live-fire maneuver range along with Romanian service members with the 307th Naval Infantry Bn., aboard the Babadag Training Area in Romania, March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Marines with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, participate in a live-fire maneuver range along with Romanian service members with the 307th Naval Infantry Bn., aboard the Babadag Training Area in Romania, March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Corporal Marcus Thibodeau, an infantryman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, throws a notional grenade during a live-fire exercise with Romanian service members of 307th Naval Infantry Bn. aboard Babadag Training Area in Romania March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Corporal Marcus Thibodeau, an infantryman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, throws a notional grenade during a live-fire exercise with Romanian service members of 307th Naval Infantry Bn. aboard Babadag Training Area in Romania March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Corporal Marcus Thibodeau, an infantryman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, fires his M4 rifle downrange at a target during a live-fire exercise aboard Babadag Training Area in Romania with Romanian service members from 307th Naval Infantry Bn. March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Corporal Marcus Thibodeau, an infantryman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, fires his M4 rifle downrange at a target during a live-fire exercise aboard Babadag Training Area in Romania with Romanian service members from 307th Naval Infantry Bn. March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

United States Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 learn about Romanian weapon systems from Romanian service members of the 307th Naval Infantry Bn. after jointly participating in a live-fire exercise aboard Babadag Training Area in Romania March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

United States Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 learn about Romanian weapon systems from Romanian service members of the 307th Naval Infantry Bn. after jointly participating in a live-fire exercise aboard Babadag Training Area in Romania March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting

Service members with the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion, fire rocket propelled grenades during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Service members with the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion, fire rocket propelled grenades during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt Tanner M. Iskra

Corporal Patrick Phelan, mortarman, weapons company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 exchanges a gift with a Romanian service member during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. During exercises, exchanging gifts among service members from different countries signifies comradeship. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Corporal Patrick Phelan, mortarman, weapons company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 exchanges a gift with a Romanian service member during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. During exercises, exchanging gifts among service members from different countries signifies comradeship. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt Tanner M. Iskra

Service members with the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion, fire rocket propelled grenades during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Service members with the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion, fire rocket propelled grenades during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt Tanner M. Iskra

Corporal Christopher Hipp, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 poses with Corporal Dumi Iulian, Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Romanian service members and Marines from BSRF-14 integrated fire teams during the live fire exercise. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Corporal Christopher Hipp, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 poses with Corporal Dumi Iulian, Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Romanian service members and Marines from BSRF-14 integrated fire teams during the live fire exercise. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt Tanner M. Iskra

Lance James Costa, mortarman, weapons company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 exchanges a gift with a Romanian service member during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. During exercises, exchanging gifts among service members from different countries signifies comradeship. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Lance James Costa, mortarman, weapons company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 exchanges a gift with a Romanian service member during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. During exercises, exchanging gifts among service members from different countries signifies comradeship. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt Tanner M. Iskra

Gunnery Sergeant Matthew Richey, artilleryman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 exchanges rank insignias with a Romanian service member who has an equivalent rank during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. During exercises, exchanging gifts among service members from different countries signifies comradeship. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Gunnery Sergeant Matthew Richey, artilleryman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 exchanges rank insignias with a Romanian service member who has an equivalent rank during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. During exercises, exchanging gifts among service members from different countries signifies comradeship. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt Tanner M. Iskra

Corporal Patrick Phelan, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 maneuvers downrange with counterparts from the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Romanian service members and Marines from BSRF-14 integrated fire teams during the live fire range. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Corporal Patrick Phelan, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 maneuvers downrange with counterparts from the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Romanian service members and Marines from BSRF-14 integrated fire teams during the live fire range. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt Tanner M. Iskra

Corporal Patrick Phelan, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 fires his M-4 service rifle during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Romanian service members and Marines from BSRF-14 integrated fire teams during the live fire exercise. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Corporal Patrick Phelan, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 fires his M-4 service rifle during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Romanian service members and Marines from BSRF-14 integrated fire teams during the live fire exercise. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt Tanner M. Iskra

Captain Bryan Phillips, Executive Officer, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 and Captain Claudia Visan, company commander, Romanian 307th Naval Infantry, look downrange during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Romanian service members and Marines from BSRF-14 integrated fire teams during the live fire exercise. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Captain Bryan Phillips, Executive Officer, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 and Captain Claudia Visan, company commander, Romanian 307th Naval Infantry, look downrange during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Romanian service members and Marines from BSRF-14 integrated fire teams during the live fire exercise. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt Tanner M. Iskra

Corporal Christopher Hipp, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 maneuvers downrange with counterparts from the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Romanian service members and Marines from BSRF-14 integrated fire teams during the live fire exercise. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Corporal Christopher Hipp, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14 maneuvers downrange with counterparts from the Romanian 307th Naval Infantry Battalion during a combined maneuver live fire exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, 26 March, 2014. Romanian service members and Marines from BSRF-14 integrated fire teams during the live fire exercise. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a task force of Marines and sailors with the mission to sustain positive relationships with partner nations uphold regional stability and increase military operational capabilities while also proving the ability for rapid crisis response in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Tanner M. Iskra, BSRF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Staff Sgt Tanner M. Iskra

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