sumar
inside inside inside inside
During the Platinum Lynx
training module, the Romanian
soldiers of the 17th Mountain
Troop Bn. “Dragos Voda” and
Marines of the U.S. Marine
Corps, deployed in Europe,
executed joint trainings that
included live-fire exercises,
tactical exercises, mountain
training and first aid in areas of
operations.
The bilateral exercise between
the United States Marines and
sailors, and Romanian Land
Forces, is designed to build
familiarity and interoperability.
The first stage of training
mai 2014
module consisted of tactical
training of the Romanian and
U.S. Marines and sailors, and
included: knowledge and
familiarity with weaponry,
processes crossing dangerous
areas, fighting in a village, patrol
techniques and first aid.
Next was the mountain training
in Rarau Mountain, where,
under the guidance of the
most experimented Romanian
soldiers from the 17th Mountain
Troop Bn., the Marines and
sailors undergo a specialized
training that accustomed theme
to hiking and operating in rocky,
snowy and mountainous terrain.
The American service members
were led around the edge of a
mountain by Romanian soldiers
experienced with the training
and terrain. The Marines and
sailors learned the basics of
climbing and maneuvering
through mountainous terrain
by being given the chance to
rock climb small cliffs under the
supervision of the Romanians.
They also rappelled down
steep cliffs and rode on a zip
line as part of the training.
The highlight of the activity
was reaching the Pietrele
Doamnei Peak (1647 m) with
the Romanian and the American
contingent identification flags.
The team was led by Colonel
revista tactica
3