US ambassador visits Marines in Bulgaria
7/12/2010
By
Staff Sgt. Christopher Flurry
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Black Sea Rotational Force
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria
James B. Warlick Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, visited Black Sea Rotational Force Marines and Sailors conducting a peacekeeping operations course with Bulgarian soldiers at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 8.
During his visit, the ambassador watched as U.S. and Bulgarian troops participated in a situational training exercise, demonstrating many of the skills they learned over the two week course.
The peacekeeping operations course with Bulgarian soldiers was the final of four courses Black Sea Rotational Force conducted during the deployment. The first Security Cooperation Marine Air-Ground Task Force in the Black Sea Region, , Black Sea Rotational Force Marines and Sailors completed more than 40 percent of Marine Corps Forces Europe theater security cooperation requirements, while promoting regional stability, bolstering partner nations’ military capabilities and building enduring partnerships in the region. Many of the force’s Marines have traveled to Ukraine for Exercise Sea Breeze, while others will soon be returning to friends and families at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif.
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NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria-1st Lt. Marc Tucker, the platoon commander for scout platoon, 1st Tank Battalion, describes the riot-control portion of a situational training exercise conducted by U.S. Marines and Bulgarian soldiers, to James B. Warlick Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 8. , Staff Sgt. Christopher Flurry, 7/8/2010 8:34 AM
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria-James B. Warlick Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, choose among the different varities of Meals, Ready-to-Eat, during his visit to Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 8. The ambassador traveled from the nation's capital in Sofia to the training area, to watch the final day of a two-week peacekeeping opreations course conducted by U.S. Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force and Bulgarian soldiers., Staff Sgt. Christopher Flurry, 7/8/2010 9:28 AM
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria-Sgt. Shane Cell, a squad leader with scout platoon, 1st Tank Battalion, describes military operations on urban terrain to James B. Warlick Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, during a situational training exercise concluding a two-week peacekeeping operations course conducted by U.S. Marines and Bulgarian soldiers at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 8., Cpl. R. Logan Kyle, 7/8/2010 8:56 AM
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria-Bulgarian soldiers with 38th Infantry Bn., 2nd Light Infantry Brigade, conduct military operations on urban terrain during a situational training exercise concluding a two-week peacekeeping operations course with U.S. Marines and Sailors from Black Sea Rotational Force at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 8., Cpl. R. Logan Kyle, 7/8/2010 9:00 AM
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria-Bulgarian soldiers load a simulated enemy into a situation training exercise concluding a two-week training exercise they conducted with U.S. Marines at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 8. James B. Warlick Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, traveled from the nation's capital of Sofia to Novo Selo to see the training., Cpl. R. Logan Kyle, 7/8/2010 9:02 AM
NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria-James B. Warlick Jr., the U.S. ambassador to Bulgaria, enjoys lunch with Lt. Col Tom Gordon, the commander of Black Sea Rotational Force at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, July 8. The ambassador visited the training are to view the final day of a peacekeeping operations course conducted by U.S. Marines and Bulgarian soldiers., Staff Sgt. Christopher Flurry, 7/8/2010 9:38 AM
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