BSRF-11 officially comes to a close in Romania [Image 3 of 6]

MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, ROMANIA

09.12.2011

Photo by Cpl. Tatum Vayavananda 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

Standing in front of the platoon in a combined, multinational formation of U.S. Marines and Romanian Marines, soldiers, and sailors, Capt. Charles Nassar, officer-in-charge of the combat engineering detachment, Black Sea Rotational Force 11, and Sterling Heights, Mich., native, salutes Brig. Gen. Charles Chiarotti, deputy commander of Marine Forces Europe and Africa, along with Romanian Vice Adm. Aurel Popa, chief of Navy staff, during a traditional pass-and-review Sept. 12. Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 11 officially end of their deployment with a closing ceremony to commemorate their five-month deployment to the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions. The Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force has been operating in this region of Eastern Europe since April, participating in the security cooperation between American and regional partner nations to build military capacity, provide regional stability, and develop lasting partnerships with the allied countries, to include: Romania, Bulgaria, the Republic of Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Macedonia, Serbia, Azerbaijan, Greece, Bosnia, Albania, Montenegro and Croatia.

• Date Taken: 09.12.2011
• Date Posted: 09.14.2011 02:39
• Photo ID: 456269
• VIRIN: 110912-M-3545V-003
• Resolution: 2556x1872
• Size: 2.82 MB
• Location: MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, RO