Keywords: united states marine corps 3rd battalion 8th regiment 2nd division black sea rotational force rotationalforce romania romanians service members 307th naval infantry babadag training area babadag training area babadagtrainingarea people outdoor Lance Cpl. Patrick Phelan, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, learns how assemble and disassemble an AK-74 rifle with the help of a Romanian soldier with 307th Naval Infantry Bn. after jointly participating in a live-fire exercise aboard Babadag Training Area in Romania March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released) Lance Cpl. Patrick Phelan, a mortarman with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, learns how assemble and disassemble an AK-74 rifle with the help of a Romanian soldier with 307th Naval Infantry Bn. after jointly participating in a live-fire exercise aboard Babadag Training Area in Romania March 26, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force 14 is a contingent of Marines and sailors tasked with maintaining positive relations with partner nations, regional stability and increasing interoperability while providing the capability for rapid crisis response, as directed by U.S. European Command, in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions of Eastern Europe. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released) |