Cpl. Mitchell Staats, an assaultman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, subdues an opponent after being sprayed with Oleoresin Capsicum, more commonly known as pepper spray, during a nonlethal weapons exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 25. - Cpl. Mitchell Staats, an assaultman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, subdues an opponent after being sprayed with Oleoresin Capsicum, more commonly known as pepper spray, during a nonlethal weapons exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 25.
Gunnery Sgt. Thurman Cowan, left, discusses farm life with 'Nick,' one of the residents of the home for HIV-positive teens and young adults that Marines and Sailors from Black Sea Rotational helped refurbish, May 18-20. The home is a working farm with the goal to help its residents get back on their feet. Cowan is the staff noncomissioned officer in charge of civil affairs for Black Sea Rotational Force. - Gunnery Sgt. Thurman Cowan, left, discusses farm life with 'Nick,' one of the residents of the home for HIV-positive teens and young adults that Marines and Sailors from Black Sea Rotational helped refurbish, May 18-20. The home is a working farm with the goal to help its residents get back on their feet. Cowan is the staff noncomissioned officer in charge of civil affairs for Black Sea Rotational Force.
Romanian Marines look on as Lance Cpl. Jesse Watson, an assaultman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, demonstrates the sitting firing position at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 18. The Marines of scout platoon taught the Romanians how to properly position themselves while firing as well as other combat marksmanship techniques. - Romanian Marines look on as Lance Cpl. Jesse Watson, an assaultman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, demonstrates the sitting firing position at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 18. The Marines of scout platoon taught the Romanians how to properly position themselves while firing as well as other combat marksmanship techniques.
Lance Cpls. Joel Hindman, left, and David Johnson, both assaultmen with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, issue night vision goggles to Romanian Marines and soldiers during a night vision familiarization exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 19. 1st Tank Battalion is deployed to the Black Sea as the core of a Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force with the mission to promote regional stability and build the partner nations’ military capacity. - Lance Cpls. Joel Hindman, left, and David Johnson, both assaultmen with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, issue night vision goggles to Romanian Marines and soldiers during a night vision familiarization exercise at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 19. 1st Tank Battalion is deployed to the Black Sea as the core of a Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force with the mission to promote regional stability and build the partner nations’ military capacity.
Lance Cpl. Kevin Kuntshick, a tank crewman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, holds a mat while a Romanian Marine performs Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 18. The Marines and Sailors of scout platoon are currently training with the Romanians in martial arts and other skills so both nations can have a more fluid partnership. - Lance Cpl. Kevin Kuntshick, a tank crewman with scout platoon, Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, holds a mat while a Romanian Marine performs Marine Corps Martial Arts Program techniques at Babadag Training Area, Romania, May 18. The Marines and Sailors of scout platoon are currently training with the Romanians in martial arts and other skills so both nations can have a more fluid partnership.
Cpl. Michael Seto, an ammunition technician with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, and native of Meridian, Miss., ground guides Lance Cpl. Jesse Watson, an assault man with H and S Co., 1st Tank Bn., and Louisville, Ky., native, after arriving at Babadag Training Area, Romania. - Cpl. Michael Seto, an ammunition technician with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, and native of Meridian, Miss., ground guides Lance Cpl. Jesse Watson, an assault man with H and S Co., 1st Tank Bn., and Louisville, Ky., native, after arriving at Babadag Training Area, Romania.
Lt. Col Tom Gordon, the commander of the Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force deployed for Black Sea Rotational Force 2010, addresses attendees of the opening ceremony, May 17. “Our mission over the next three months will be to conduct multilateral security cooperation activities with partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan, and Caucasus regions in order to enhance our collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability, and build enduring relationships with our partner nations,” said Gordon at the ceremony. - Lt. Col Tom Gordon, the commander of the Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force deployed for Black Sea Rotational Force 2010, addresses attendees of the opening ceremony, May 17. “Our mission over the next three months will be to conduct multilateral security cooperation activities with partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan, and Caucasus regions in order to enhance our collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability, and build enduring relationships with our partner nations,” said Gordon at the ceremony.
Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, transport a simulated casualty to a Romanian air force helicopter during a casualty evacuation rehearsal at Romania’s Babadag Training Area, May 14. The Marines, in close partnership with Romania’s air and naval forces, tested their response time in transporting a casualty from the training area to a hospital in Constanta, Romania. - Marines and Sailors with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, transport a simulated casualty to a Romanian air force helicopter during a casualty evacuation rehearsal at Romania’s Babadag Training Area, May 14. The Marines, in close partnership with Romania’s air and naval forces, tested their response time in transporting a casualty from the training area to a hospital in Constanta, Romania.
Marine Corps Prepositioning Program Norway provided the Marines and Sailors of 1st Tank Battalion an array of tactical vehicles to use while deployed as the first Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force, known as the Black Sea Rotational Force, in the Balkans, Caucasus and Black Sea regions. The Marines will in the regions to promote stability, build enduring partnerships and build the capacity of partner nation’s military forces from May 17 through the end of July. - Marine Corps Prepositioning Program Norway provided the Marines and Sailors of 1st Tank Battalion an array of tactical vehicles to use while deployed as the first Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force, known as the Black Sea Rotational Force, in the Balkans, Caucasus and Black Sea regions. The Marines will in the regions to promote stability, build enduring partnerships and build the capacity of partner nation’s military forces from May 17 through the end of July.
Lance Cpl. John Lamecker, a field radio operator with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, practices setting up satellite communications equipment at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airfield, Romania, May 8. The battalion is currently deployed with Black Sea Rotational Force 2010 to act as a Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force throughout the Caucasus, Balkan and Black Sea regions. - Lance Cpl. John Lamecker, a field radio operator with Headquarters and Service Company, 1st Tank Battalion, practices setting up satellite communications equipment at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airfield, Romania, May 8. The battalion is currently deployed with Black Sea Rotational Force 2010 to act as a Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force throughout the Caucasus, Balkan and Black Sea regions.