U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Damian Rodriguez, left, the communications chief with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force (BSRF) 14-2, presents a gift to Ineta Stavavena, the director of a secondary school, after talking to students and answering their questions April 9, 2014, during Summer Shield in Lejasciems, Latvia. Summer Shield was a joint staff planning and combined-arms, live-fire maneuver event designed to enhance the Latvian Land Force's capacity and capability at the battalion and brigade levels. BSRF 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.