Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force

Marines and sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment hike in the Carpathian Mountains in Vatra Dornei, Romania with Romanian soldiers of the 17th Mountain Troop Bn. during Exercise Platinum Lynx May 16, 2014. The Marines executed an approximate 15 kilometer hike, climbing approximately one mile in altitude, in the mountainous terrain to give the Marines an idea of how the Romanians train. Exercise Platinum Lynx 14-5 is a bilateral exercise between the United States Marines and sailors, and Romanian Land Forces, designed to build familiarity and interoperability between the United States and their Romanian allies through squad and platoon level infantry training. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)