Revista_Tactica_Eng may 2014 | Page 3

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