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 p