BSRF Transfer of Authority Ceremony 16.1-16.2 [Image 3 of 7]

MIHAL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, ROMANIA

08.01.2016

Photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy Lutz 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment case their unit’s colors during the Black Sea Rotational Force transfer of authority ceremony with 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment on Mihal Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Aug. 1, 2016. After six months, eight major exercises and more than 40 military-to-military engagements with 15 partner nations, the Marines of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, rotation 16.2, relieved the Marines of 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, rotation 16.1. Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual multilateral security cooperation activity between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions designed to enhance participants’ collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability and build enduring relationships with partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)

• Date Taken: 08.01.2016
• Date Posted: 08.03.2016 02:38
• Photo ID: 2764118
• VIRIN: 160801-M-LF768-033
• Resolution: 3157x5460
• Size: 5 MB
• Location: MIHAL KOGALNICEANU AIR BASE, RO