Photos of US, Romanian Marines training in Babadag -- Martial arts; Night vision; Weapons skills

Linked below are three photo essays covering the U.S. Marines and
Romanian Marines and soldiers first week of training together at
Romania's Babadag Training Area. The troops are conducting peacekeeping
operations training, an integral part of their mission during Black Sea
Rotational Force.

In the first link, Romanian Marines and soldiers are taking part in a
specially blended course of U.S. Marine Corps Martial Arts, with the
focus on peacekeeping operations and nonlethal techniques:

http://www.marines.mil/unit/marforeur/Pages/US,Romanianskickintopartners
hipwithMarineCorpsMartialArts.aspx

Secondly, U.S. Marines and Romanian Marines and soldiers honed their
weapons skills. The troops at Babadag are scheduled to conduct a combat

markshmanship course today:

http://www.marines.mil/unit/marforeur/Pages/highfirmgrip.aspx

Finally, the U.S. and Romanian military forces conducted night vision
goggle training. For many of the troops, it was their first time using
night vision gear, so they had to learn to adjust to changes in depth of
field and perception the goggles create.


http://www.marines.mil/unit/marforeur/Pages/USRONightvision.aspx

For the most up to date information on U.S. Marines and Sailors deployed
to Romania for Black Sea Rotational Force, and the nations we're
training in partnershp with, please check out our official Facebook page
at:

http://www.facebook.com/BSRFMarines

Or our official Web site at:

http://www.marines.mil/unit/marforeur/Pages/BSRF.aspx

About 100 U.S. Marines are currently deployed to Eastern Europe for
Black Sea Rotational Force, a Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground
Task Force with the mission to promote regional stability, build
partner-nations' military capacity and build enduring partnerships with
nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions.