U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Samuel Bowers, a team leader with Black Sea Rotational Force (BSRF) 14, poses with a picture of his family Dec. 7, 2013, at Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania. Bowers was named Marine of the Week. 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.