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U.S. Marines Host Multinational Training

Navy News Service

Story Number: NNS110613-02
6/13/2011

By 2nd Lt. Maria Arama, Moldovan Ministry of Defense Public Affairs

SHIROKILAN, Ukraine (NNS) -- More than 30 non-commissioned officers (NCO) from Macedonia, the Republic of Moldova, Ukraine, and the U.S. attended a two-day leadership development training course in Shirokilan, Ukraine, June 10.

All the NCOs are deployed as part of Sea Breeze 2011 which aims to improve maritime safety, security and stability actions in the Black Sea by enhancing the capabilities of Partnership for Peace and Black Sea regional maritime security forces.

Sgt. Maj. Steven Peck, 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, said the training focused on developing a non-commissioned officer; rules of behavior; discipline; standards and expectations from NCOs; leadership styles; and leading by example.

"Such training sessions are very important for developing highly-skilled, non-commissioned officers able to act as leaders," said Peck. "By bringing the audience together, we tried to build a cooperative working environment and enhance interoperability."

Vasily Chaicovski, a shooter within the Moldovan 22nd Peacekeeping Operation Battalion, said the training was useful for Moldovan non-commissioned officers.

"This was a good chance to share our experiences of leader-subordinate relationship, leadership skills and discipline maintaining process with other militaries," said Chaicovski.

Ukrainian Sgt. Anton Kornev considered the course to be very useful for his everyday service.

"This was new knowledge learned from our Macedonian, Moldovan, and U.S. partners," said Kornev. "This was also a chance to apply all the acquired knowledge in our previous activities."

The international contingent deployed to Shirokyilan facility from Nicolaev, is conducting tactical training exercises such as convoy escort, shooting, jump training, and counter IED operations.

Air, land and naval forces from Azerbaijan, Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Georgia, Germany, Macedonia, Moldova, Sweden, Turkey, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and the United States are participating in Sea Breeze, the largest multinational maritime exercise this year in the Black Sea.

Exercise Sea Breeze 2011, which is co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Navies, began June 6, and will run through June 18.