CAPU MIDIA, ROMANIA (March 20, 2017)— Romanian Sailor Cpl. Pintilie Madalina, a communications specialist, poses for a portrait during a live-fire shoot with U.S. Marines of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Female Engagement Team, at Capu Midia training grounds in Romania March 20, during exercise Spring Storm 2017.
The Marines trained for three days with their female Romanian counterparts in radio communication, detainee handling, personal security detail, tactical site exploitation and more, culminating in a live-fire rifle and pistol swap between the two forces. The 24th MEU is currently deployed with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo illustration by Sgt. Matthew Callahan/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr