Marines with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, hold back Marine role players that are attacking the mock embassy as an evaluator watches and grades them. Marines and sailors with Easy Company, and the 2013 iteration of the Black Sea Rotational Force conducted their first embassy reinforcement mission rehearsal exercise the week of January 7. - Marines with Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, hold back Marine role players that are attacking the mock embassy as an evaluator watches and grades them. Marines and sailors with Easy Company, and the 2013 iteration of the Black Sea Rotational Force conducted their first embassy reinforcement mission rehearsal exercise the week of January 7.
TRONDHEIM, Norway - Staff Sergeant Joseph Conradi, embark specialist, Marine Forces, Europe measures the height of equipment on a pallet, while assembling a shipment of sustainment equipment headed to the Republic of Georgia to support the Georgia Deployment Program. During the course of three days a team of five Marines from Marine Forces, Europe, II Marine Expeditionary Force and two airmen from the 819th Red Horse Squadron assembled 14 pallets of gear, set to be delivered to training areas in the Republic of Georgia. The shipment contained tents, a shower system, tool kits, generators, fuel bladders and host of other items, intended to help the Marines and their Georgian counterparts, to enhance the living conditions in training areas in the Republic of Georgia. - TRONDHEIM, Norway - Staff Sergeant Joseph Conradi, embark specialist, Marine Forces, Europe measures the height of equipment on a pallet, while assembling a shipment of sustainment equipment headed to the Republic of Georgia to support the Georgia Deployment Program. During the course of three days a team of five Marines from Marine Forces, Europe, II Marine Expeditionary Force and two airmen from the 819th Red Horse Squadron assembled 14 pallets of gear, set to be delivered to training areas in the Republic of Georgia. The shipment contained tents, a shower system, tool kits, generators, fuel bladders and host of other items, intended to help the Marines and their Georgian counterparts, to enhance the living conditions in training areas in the Republic of Georgia.
Lieutenant General John M. Paxton, Jr., commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe talks to Marines, soldiers and a sailor at a training area during a recent visit to Tbilisi, Georgia, the U.S. Embassy and meetings with Georgian political leaders and Georgian Armed Forces leaders. The Marine Corps works in partnership with the Georgian Armed Forces to ensure regional stability and to strengthen military interoperability. The Georgian Deployment Program, started in 2009, is a Marine Forces Europe initiative to help the Georgian Armed Forces, train, deploy and support the International Security Assitance Force (ISAF) and NATO missions in Overseas Contingency Operations. - Lieutenant General John M. Paxton, Jr., commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe talks to Marines, soldiers and a sailor at a training area during a recent visit to Tbilisi, Georgia, the U.S. Embassy and meetings with Georgian political leaders and Georgian Armed Forces leaders. The Marine Corps works in partnership with the Georgian Armed Forces to ensure regional stability and to strengthen military interoperability. The Georgian Deployment Program, started in 2009, is a Marine Forces Europe initiative to help the Georgian Armed Forces, train, deploy and support the International Security Assitance Force (ISAF) and NATO missions in Overseas Contingency Operations.
Maj. Gen. Raymond C. Fox, the Marine Forces Africa commander and guest of honor for the 2012 Theater Marine Conference professional dinner speaks to more than 100 conference attendees and officers and staff non-commissioned officers of MFE and MFA, in Sindelfingen, Germany, Sept. 19. The 5th Annual TMC brought Marines stationed throughout Europe and Africa to come to MFE and MFA headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 18-20, to conduct annual training, and medical and dental screenings not readily available at their outlying duty stations. Some attendees came as far away as Azerbaijan, Morocco, Kenya, Armenia and the United Kingdom. - Maj. Gen. Raymond C. Fox, the Marine Forces Africa commander and guest of honor for the 2012 Theater Marine Conference professional dinner speaks to more than 100 conference attendees and officers and staff non-commissioned officers of MFE and MFA, in Sindelfingen, Germany, Sept. 19. The 5th Annual TMC brought Marines stationed throughout Europe and Africa to come to MFE and MFA headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, Sept. 18-20, to conduct annual training, and medical and dental screenings not readily available at their outlying duty stations. Some attendees came as far away as Azerbaijan, Morocco, Kenya, Armenia and the United Kingdom.
Colonel James S. O'Meara, deputy commander, Marine Corps Forces, Europe/Africa sits in a brief given by Georgian soldiers assigned to the 12th and 32rd Georgian battalions during the Marine Rehearsal Exercise Distinguished Visitor day. During the course of the day the men and members of their staff, sat through briefs and toured the training area. The MRE is a culmination exercise for two Georgian Army battalions: the 12th and 32rd battalions will complete the MRE and will deploy to Afghanistan in support of the International Securtiy Assistance Force. - Colonel James S. O'Meara, deputy commander, Marine Corps Forces, Europe/Africa sits in a brief given by Georgian soldiers assigned to the 12th and 32rd Georgian battalions during the Marine Rehearsal Exercise Distinguished Visitor day. During the course of the day the men and members of their staff, sat through briefs and toured the training area. The MRE is a culmination exercise for two Georgian Army battalions: the 12th and 32rd battalions will complete the MRE and will deploy to Afghanistan in support of the International Securtiy Assistance Force.
Lt. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik (center) passes the colors of U.S. Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM) to Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr. (right) during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, July 20. - Lt. Gen. Dennis J. Hejlik (center) passes the colors of U.S. Marine Forces Command (MARFORCOM) to Lt. Gen. John M. Paxton, Jr. (right) during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads in Norfolk, July 20.
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 event included approximately 200 local orphans from six different homes in the Constanta, Romania area. Black Sea Rotational Force 12 is a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force with crisis response capabilities deployed to the region to enhance interoperability and promote regional stability. - 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 event included approximately 200 local orphans from six different homes in the Constanta, Romania area. Black Sea Rotational Force 12 is a Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force with crisis response capabilities deployed to the region to enhance interoperability and promote regional stability.
A Romanian soldier scans the area during a foot patrol exercise in Timisoara, Romania. The patrol was part of a week-long training led by Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 12 in an effort to enhance interoperability between the forces. During the training Marines and Romanian soldiers exchanged tactical knowledge and experiences. The Black Sea Rotational Force 12 is a Special-Purpose MAGTF with crisis response capabilities deployed to the region to enhance interoperability and promote regional stability. - A Romanian soldier scans the area during a foot patrol exercise in Timisoara, Romania. The patrol was part of a week-long training led by Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 12 in an effort to enhance interoperability between the forces. During the training Marines and Romanian soldiers exchanged tactical knowledge and experiences. The Black Sea Rotational Force 12 is a Special-Purpose MAGTF with crisis response capabilities deployed to the region to enhance interoperability and promote regional stability.
Sergeant William Kruger an embark specialist assigned to Blount Island Command watches the ramp lower on the USNS Sgt Mate Kocak during an off-load/cross-leveling operation to retrograde equipment into the caves, belonging to the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway. During this operation more than 150 vehicles and 200 shipping containers were transferred on or off the Kocak and staged for transportation to the caves or loaded back onto the ship. The MCPP-N facility is comprised of eight locations totaling more than 900,000 square feet of storage space. Inside the caves is 471,445 sq. ft. of climate controlled storage space, regulated to between 45 to 55 percent humidity and a regulated temperature of between 45 to 50 degrees. This precise regulation allow for tents, vehicle tires and parts and other climate sensitive equipment to be stored safely, and maintain a high level of accessibility to be readily deployable for any contingency that may arise. - Sergeant William Kruger an embark specialist assigned to Blount Island Command watches the ramp lower on the USNS Sgt Mate Kocak during an off-load/cross-leveling operation to retrograde equipment into the caves, belonging to the Marine Corps Prepositioning Program-Norway. During this operation more than 150 vehicles and 200 shipping containers were transferred on or off the Kocak and staged for transportation to the caves or loaded back onto the ship. The MCPP-N facility is comprised of eight locations totaling more than 900,000 square feet of storage space. Inside the caves is 471,445 sq. ft. of climate controlled storage space, regulated to between 45 to 55 percent humidity and a regulated temperature of between 45 to 50 degrees. This precise regulation allow for tents, vehicle tires and parts and other climate sensitive equipment to be stored safely, and maintain a high level of accessibility to be readily deployable for any contingency that may arise.