Courtesy Story | 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division | 03.16.2017
U.S. Army medics and Navy Corpsmen teamed up to share their first-aid knowledge with 45 cadets at the Romanian Constanta Naval Academy during a two-day combat lifesaver course on March 12-13....
Story by Lance Cpl. Timothy Lutz | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 12.20.2016
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria, (Dec. 12 – Dec. 21, 2016) — U.S. Marines completed Exercise Platinum Lion 17.1, conducting multiple training operations alongside eight partner nations from the Black Sea and Caucasus regions in Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, 12 Dec. to 21 Dec., 2016, to improve interoperability and tactical strength amongst NATO partners....
Story by 1st Lt. Kathleen Kochert | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.12.2016
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria (July 12, 2016)- For U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Trenton Snody, being a logistics officer during a multi-national exercise that involves eight countries, tens of thousands of rounds of ammunition and hundreds of troops is quite the logistical undertaking....
Story by 1st Lt. Kathleen Kochert | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 07.08.2016
More than 600 troops from nine NATO and partner nations will come together for a multi-national, live-fire exercise aimed to strengthen regional defense in Eastern Europe....
Story by Lance Cpl. Luke Hoogendam | II Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.24.2016
Upon the completion of Exercise Saber Strike 16, a total of six U.S. Marines were honored by Brig. Gen. Ainars Ozolins, the Latvian Exercise Director for the Saber Strike 16. He distributed challenge coins to service members in honor of their outstanding work ethic, during the closing ceremony at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 21, 2016....
Story by Spc. Staci Evbuomwan | 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee Army National Guard | 06.01.2016
NOVO SELO, Bulgaria—Soldiers with the 194th Engineer Brigade Tennessee Army National Guard are at Novo Selo Training Area (NSTA), Bulgaria conducting mission command for Resolute Castle 16 (RC16). RC 16 is a U.S. Army Europe led training operation spanning across Bulgaria, Hungary, Estonia, and Romania....
Story by 2nd Lt. Kathleen Kochert | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 05.08.2016
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria – Forces from Bulgaria, Romania, France, Great Britain and the United States will conduct a multi-national exercise to improve collective defense in Eastern Europe....
Story by 2nd Lt. Kathleen Kochert | U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa | 05.06.2016
SMARDAN TRAINING AREA, Romania – Forces from Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova, the United Kingdom and the United States will conduct a multi-lateral exercise to improve readiness and strengthen NATO alliances....