inside inside inside inside
sumar
at the Rotunda rage, we
could change between us the
armament used and we were
able to fire the Romanian
weapons. It was fun for both
parties, considering that the
Marines were able to use a
different weapon system, as
the Romanians, both sides
quickly learning the partner’s
weapons. Personally, the 17th
Mountain Troops Battalion has
been my favorite unit to train
with, since I was deployed at MK
base,” admitted Lance Cpl. Scott
Whiting.
The last day of the training
module “Platinum Lynx 14-5”
from the multinational exercise
“Black Sea Rotational Force
2014-2” held in Vatra Dornei
garrison began in force. The
17th Mountain Troops Battalion
“Dragos Voda” and the Marines
of the U.S. Marine Corps
executed, in Suhard, Ousorul
Peak (1635m), approximate
18 kilometer hike, climbing
approximately one mile in
altitude, in the mountainous
terrain to give the Marines an
idea of how the Romanians train.
It offered a new opportunity
to the American Marines to
reunite with the mountain and
its capricious and changeable
weather, to further learn new
things and pass successfully
across a new challenge, as Lance
Cpl. Scott Whiting said: “the
hike was tough, many of us, me
included, are not accustomed to
this kind of hikes. I grew up in a
mountainous area, but I didn’t
hiked in the mountains, and it
was for the first time I went to
mountains of this height. I think
we all felt a little soar after the
hike, but we also feel very well
and satisfied that we managed,
the Romanians were in front of
us and we were motivated and
always tried to keep up with
them.”
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“As Marines we used to this, so
it was an experience that we
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