American and Romanian female Marines train together in a mission to 'defend' the Black Sea coast

[TomSea]

American and Romanian female Marines train together in a mission to 'defend' the Black Sea coast

    Images capture the work of the U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team in Romania
    Assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, outfit has been interacting with their Romanian counterparts
    Around 1,200 U.S. and Romanian troops have been simulating defence of the Romanian Black Sea coastline
    Team simulated radio comms, detainee handling, personal security detail and tactical site exploitation

By Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 09:48 EDT, 24 March 2017 | Updated: 10:36 EDT, 24 March 2017
 
Romanian and American female troops are staging joint exercises which have been captured in a series of fascinating photographs.

Assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, the the U.S. Marine Female Engagement Team have been interacting with their Romanian counterparts at the country's Capu Midia training grounds, as part of an exercise dubbed Spring Storm 2017.

Spring Storm has seen around 1,200 U.S. and Romanian troops simulate defense of the Romanian Black Sea.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4345916/US-Marines-Female-Engagement-team-train-Romania.html#ixzz4cFtUa3Hq
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A lot of pictures at webpage.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Those engagement teams are a good idea.  They're not intended to be combat troops -- they're intended to be liaison for contacts with local female/children who may be more intimidated by, or less open with, male Marines.  Good usage of personnel.

[Sanguine]

I wonder why they have "defend" in quotes? 

[Joe Wooten]

I wonder why they have "defend" in quotes?

The kitchens????

(running and ducking....)

[Sanguine]

The kitchens????

(running and ducking....)

Yeah, we've got emoticons for that-