A number of 200 servicemen of the ‘Marasesti’ 9th Mechanised Brigade of the Romanian Land Forces and of the 307th Naval Infantry Battalion are participating over April 24 – May 4 in the Platinum Eagle 17.2 module of the Black Sea Rotational Force 17 exercise taking place at the Babadag Training Centre – Tulcea County.
According to a release of the National Defence Ministry, the Romanian troops will join over 400 fellow servicemen from Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Montenegro, Ukraine and the US in live fire training, first-aid drills for interventions in conflict areas and practicing subunit command and control procedures.
Platinum Eagle 17.2 is an exercise where multi-national troops conduct integrated attacks in order to increase cooperation and combat power between the United States and their NATO allies and partners.
BSRF-17 is an annual exercise led by the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, taking place in the Black Sea, the Balkans and the Caucasus. Its purpose is to increase the level of interoperability through joint training of the military personnel for the participation in peacekeeping and counter-insurgency operations.