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Stronger Together May 15, 2019 — U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.1, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, participated in exercise Platinum Eagle 19.1 held at Babadag Training Area, Romania, March 11-22, 2019. MORE

It’s a TRAP: SPMAGTF-CR-AF 19.2 executes training April 15, 2019 — TROIA, Portugal – The Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa 19.2, Marine Forces Europe and Africa, conducted a Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel training exercise in Troia, Portugal, Feb. 5, 2019. TRAP rehearsals allow the Marines to become proficient in locating and authenticating isolated personnel. TRAP is a core mission of SPMAGTF-CR-AF and the task force must continuously streamline efficiencies in order to provide a fast and efficient crisis response force. MORE

MRF-E 19.1 Visits Sami School January 2, 2019 — U.S. Marines with Marine Forces Europe and Africa’s Marine Corps Element-Norway visited the Sami school Tromssa Sameskuvla in Bardufoss, Norway, Nov. 26, 2018. MORE

Marine Rotational Force - Europe Transfer of Authority Ceremony October 3, 2018 — U.S. Marines and Sailors from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, mark an expanded rotational presence in Norway with a transfer-of-authority ceremony today in Setermoen, Norway, Oct.1, 2018. MORE

Practice Makes Perfect: BSRF 18.1 Marines conduct DFT in Bulgaria July 24, 2018 — U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 18.1 (BSRF) completed several ranges during a Deployment for Training (DFT) exercise at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, from July 1-5, 2018. MORE

Marines, sailors compete against Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy at cancer charity race July 2, 2018 — Marines and sailors with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 18.1 raced for a cure and took home the first and fifth place titles at a Norwegian cancer research benefit near Kristiansten Fortress in Trondheim, Norway, June 2. MORE

Nato Allies Bring Cheer to Latvian Orphanage With Help From Charity Organization ‘Spirit Of America’, American Embassy June 20, 2018 — The day’s activities started out with the Marines and Latvian service members introducing themselves to the children with whom they would be spending the day with and exchanging names to help everyone feel more comfortable with one another. The children and service members also performed a fun team-building ‘trust-fall’ exercise to improve the mutual understanding and confidence between the children and the adults. “We partnered one Marine with two of their Latvian counterparts and split them all up into groups with two to three kids to help assist with breaking the language barrier,” said Latvian Pvt. Nils Students, a Latvian National Guardsmen and primary organizer of the ‘Big Brother’ style event. “The kids study English in school, and at events like this, they get to use a lot of that English.” MORE