BUZAU, Romania-Army SSgt. Stephen Provence, Raven operator observes a Romanian soldier during a Raven, unmanned aerial vehicle, familiarization flight at Buzau, Romania. Black Sea Rotational Force 11 personnel provided a class of 24 Romanian soldiers with a five-day course to give them some hands-on familiarization with the Raven system. (Photo by Sgt. Matt Lyman)
BUZAU, Romania-Romanian Special Forces soldiers send commands to the Raven, unmanned aerial vehicle during a flight at the Romanian army facility in Buzau, Romania. Black Sea Rotational Force 11 personnel brought the Raven system to provide a familiarization course.
BUZAU, Romania-A Romanian soldier executes proper technique for launching the Raven, unmanned aerial vehicle. Black Sea Rotational Force 11 personnel held a familiarization course for a class of 24 Romanian soldiers at their base in Buzau, Romania. A sustained, rotational opportunity for combined training in the region significantly increases the level of cooperation between our militaries.
BUZAU, Romania-Marine Sgt. Joshua Watersjackson teaches a Raven-B, unmanned aerial vehicle familiarization class to members of the Romanian army at a base in Buzau, Romania. Watersjackson is assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 11 and serves as an intelligence analyst and is a certified Raven operator.
BUZAU, Romania-Army Sgt. Marshall Day, infantryman/Raven-B operator, observes Romanian soldiers assemble the Raven, unmanned aerial vehicle after a flight. Day is supporting Black Sea Rotational Force 11 along with SSgt. Stephen Provence. These soldiers bring real-life deployment experience with the Raven system to help the Romanian army familiarize themselves with man-packable UAV technology.
U.S. Marines and soldiers with Black Sea Rotational Force 11 travelled to Buzau, Romania, to provide the Romanian army a familiarization course to display the capabilities of the Raven-B, unmanned aerial vehicle.