Sgt. Jonathan Davis a reconnaissance Marine with the ground command element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, paints the face of a young boy from a local orphanage while volunteering in Constanta, Romania, April 22. The Marines and sailors of BSRF 12 worked with Hands Across Romania to entertain and feed 250 children from three local orphanages. - Sgt. Jonathan Davis a reconnaissance Marine with the ground command element, Black Sea Rotational Force 12, paints the face of a young boy from a local orphanage while volunteering in Constanta, Romania, April 22. The Marines and sailors of BSRF 12 worked with Hands Across Romania to entertain and feed 250 children from three local orphanages.
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 BSRF volunteered to help less fortunate families in rural Romania, outside of Mihail Kogalniceanu military base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser) - 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 BSRF volunteered to help less fortunate families in rural Romania, outside of Mihail Kogalniceanu military base. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Nate Hauser)
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, Romania April 3-5. The seminar included senior officials from Ukraine, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania, Macedonia and the U.S.::r::::n::(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul D. Zellner II)::r::::n:: - 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, Romania April 3-5. The seminar included senior officials from Ukraine, Bulgaria, Azerbaijan, Serbia, Bosnia, Romania, Macedonia and the U.S.::r::::n::(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Paul D. Zellner II)::r::::n::
Georgian soldiers from the 4th Infantry Brigade practice marksmanship skills while Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Black Sea Rotational Force act as range coaches during Exercise Agile Spirit on Vaziani Training Area in Georgia. - Georgian soldiers from the 4th Infantry Brigade practice marksmanship skills while Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Black Sea Rotational Force act as range coaches during Exercise Agile Spirit on Vaziani Training Area in Georgia.
Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Girien R. Salazar, a San Antonio native, stands in formation during the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 12 on Vaziani Training Area, Georgia March 12. Salazar is a part of the Religious Ministry Team attached to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Black Sea Rotational Force. - Religious Program Specialist 3rd Class Girien R. Salazar, a San Antonio native, stands in formation during the opening ceremony of Agile Spirit 12 on Vaziani Training Area, Georgia March 12. Salazar is a part of the Religious Ministry Team attached to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Black Sea Rotational Force.
The sailors of Forward Resuscitative Surgical System and Shock Trauma Platoon, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Black Sea Rotational Force-12 assess the wounds of a simulated casualty during Operation Agile Spirit-12. - The sailors of Forward Resuscitative Surgical System and Shock Trauma Platoon, Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Black Sea Rotational Force-12 assess the wounds of a simulated casualty during Operation Agile Spirit-12.
Lt. Col. Merab Kikabidze, director of the Joint Staff, Ministry of Defense, Georgian Armed Forces, addresses the Black Sea Rotational Force and soldiers from the 4th Infantry Brigade, Georgian Land Forces, during the opening ceremony of Operation Agile Spirit. - Lt. Col. Merab Kikabidze, director of the Joint Staff, Ministry of Defense, Georgian Armed Forces, addresses the Black Sea Rotational Force and soldiers from the 4th Infantry Brigade, Georgian Land Forces, during the opening ceremony of Operation Agile Spirit.
U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Scott Conway, a Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO planning officer for BALTOPS 12, explains the goals and expectations of the week-long planning conference to more than 120 military planners representing 13 nations at the Gen. Adolfas Ramanauskas Warfare Training Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania, Feb. 27. BALTOPS 12 (Baltic Operations) is a U.S.-led maritime and land-based exercise conducted throughout the Baltic Sea region that focuses on increasing interoperability of the participating nations. BALTOPS 12 is in the spirit of Partnership for Peace and several NATO assets are expected to participate. - U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Scott Conway, a Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO planning officer for BALTOPS 12, explains the goals and expectations of the week-long planning conference to more than 120 military planners representing 13 nations at the Gen. Adolfas Ramanauskas Warfare Training Centre in Vilnius, Lithuania, Feb. 27. BALTOPS 12 (Baltic Operations) is a U.S.-led maritime and land-based exercise conducted throughout the Baltic Sea region that focuses on increasing interoperability of the participating nations. BALTOPS 12 is in the spirit of Partnership for Peace and several NATO assets are expected to participate.
Two Georgian soldiers from Scout Platoon, Delta Co., 23rd Light Infantry Battalion keep a watchful eye on the surrounding area after the platoon engaged in a firefight with enemy insurgents while on a reconnaissance mission for a mission rehearsal exercise at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 17. The MRE is the culminating event for the Republic of Georgia's 23rd Light Infantry Battalion prior to deploying to Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations in support of the Georgia Deployment Program - International Security Assistance Force (GDP-ISAF). The total training exercise runs Feb. 1 - 24. - Two Georgian soldiers from Scout Platoon, Delta Co., 23rd Light Infantry Battalion keep a watchful eye on the surrounding area after the platoon engaged in a firefight with enemy insurgents while on a reconnaissance mission for a mission rehearsal exercise at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Feb. 17. The MRE is the culminating event for the Republic of Georgia's 23rd Light Infantry Battalion prior to deploying to Afghanistan to conduct counterinsurgency operations in support of the Georgia Deployment Program - International Security Assistance Force (GDP-ISAF). The total training exercise runs Feb. 1 - 24.
U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Kevin Kelly, an observer controller for the Georgian 23rd Light Infantry Battalion's mission rehearsal exercise, back briefs one of the leaders for Scout Platoon, Delta Co., after one of the firefights with enemy insurgents. Kelly is a ground intelligence officer at 2nd Marine Division in Camp Lejeune, N.C. He is a native of Potomac, Maryland and a graduate of College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. - U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. Kevin Kelly, an observer controller for the Georgian 23rd Light Infantry Battalion's mission rehearsal exercise, back briefs one of the leaders for Scout Platoon, Delta Co., after one of the firefights with enemy insurgents. Kelly is a ground intelligence officer at 2nd Marine Division in Camp Lejeune, N.C. He is a native of Potomac, Maryland and a graduate of College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass.