U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (1/8) and 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment (2/8) bow their heads in formation with Romanian soldiers during the invocation of the Black Sea Rotational Force transfer of authority ceremony on Mihal Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, Aug. 1, 2016. After six months, eight major exercises and more than 40 military-to-military engagements with 15 partner nations, the Marines of 2/8, rotation 16.2, relieved 1/8,rotation 16.1.Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual multilateral security cooperation activity between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions designed to enhance participants’ collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability and build enduring relationships with partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Timothy J. Lutz)