Platinum Lion 13 underway in Bulgaria [Image 3 of 3]

NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, BULGARIA

07.01.2013

Photo by 1st Lt. Hector Alejandro 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

Lt. Col. Steven M. Wolf, left, commander of Black Sea Rotational Force 13, and Bulgarian Army Colonel Iavor Mateev, right, officer-in-charge of Bulgarian forces participating in BSRF-13, speak with Bulgarian, Serbian, Romanian and American company commanders at Novo Selo, Bulgaria, following an opening ceremony July, 1, 2013. The opening ceremony marked the beginning of Platinum Lion 13, BSRF-13's five week exercise in Bulgaria. The exercise allows the U.S. and Balkan military forces to practice stability, counterinsurgency, and peacekeeping operations in order to build partner nation capacity, enhance interoperability between countries and increase the overall effectiveness of the participating partnered nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Hector Alejandro)

• Date Taken: 07.01.2013
• Date Posted: 07.08.2013 03:40
• Photo ID: 967256
• VIRIN: 130701-M-HO284-006
• Resolution: 3868x2579
• Size: 1.81 MB
• Location: NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, BG