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NOVO SELO TRAINING AREA, Bulgaria – U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Combined Arms Company joined service members from Bulgarian and Romanian forces to begin Exercise Platinum Lion 16 at Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria, Oct. 26, 2015.
The NATO-led exercise marks the first multinational live-fire engagement in which the Combined Arms Company will participate.
In the course of two weeks, the allied service members are scheduled to conduct live-fire maneuver operations side-by-side with tanks, artillery and light-armored vehicles.
“We are eager to employ our tanks and indirect fire assets alongside our partners’ mechanized units,” said Capt. Dan Whitt, commanding officer of the Combined Arms Company, Black Sea Rotational Force.
A longstanding partnership among the participants has set the foundation for success reaching mutual goals.
"Platinum Lion is a good opportunity for us to exchange our ideas and share experience," Maj. Dimitriov, chief of staff, 1st Battalion, 61st Mechanized Brigade, Bulgarian Forces.
In addition to mechanized integration, the training will include squad assault tactics, small-arms fire, and Military Operations in Urban Terrain.
“This is a prime opportunity for us to improve our interoperability and present a unified front, reinforcing a mutual commitment to security in the region," Whitt said.
Platinum Lion is an annually-scheduled series of exercises designed to increase readiness and build partner capacity through realistic combat scenarios and objective-focused training.
| Date Taken: | 10.30.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 10.30.2015 15:20 |
| Story ID: | 180440 |
| Location: | NOVO SELO, BG |
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