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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.

Photo by Cpl. R. Logan Kyle

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Night ops: U.S., Romanian Marines conduct nightvision training

20 May 2010 | Cpl. R. Logan Kyle Marine Corps Forces Europe

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BABADAG TRAINING AREA, Romania -- U.S. Marines and Sailors deployed with Black Sea Rotational Force 2010 conducted night vision training with Romanian Marines and soldiers, May 19.

The training was part of a two-week peacekeeping operations regiment the U.S. troops are conducting with their partners in the Romanian armed forces. For many of the Romanian troops, it was their first time to use night vision gear.

About 100 Marines are currently deployed to Romania as a Security Cooperation Mairne Air-Ground Task Force. The task force has the mission of promoting regional stability, increasing the military capacity of partner nations and build enduring partnerships in the region.


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