U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Raymond C. Fox, left, the commanding general of the II Marine Expeditionary Force and commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Africa, prepares to speak to Marines and Sailors with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, and Lima Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, a part of Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Crisis Response, during a command visit at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, April 16, 2014. Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual multilateral security cooperation activity between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions designed to enhance participants collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability and build enduring relationships with partner nations.