Approximately 900 Marines deployed this past Saturday as a part of “two rotational deployments based out of Europe,” according to Military Times.
A portion of the Marines will support Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Africa as the unit’s infantry rifle battalion. The Spain-based unit responds to embassy emergencies and other crises across Africa. The rest will head to Romania to form Black Sea Rotational Force, a unit that trains with military forces from across Eastern Europe.
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The Marines operating with the two units fall under one headquarters element and will spend about six months overseas. In the past, the Marines deployed under the Spain-based headquarters element have filled three different missions.
“As a SPMAGTF, we are able to complete a variety of missions, including security cooperation with partner and host nations,” 1st Lt. Danielle Dixon, a spokeswoman for the unit, told Military Times.
To read more about the2nd Battalion, 8th Marines deployment in Europe, please visit MilitaryTimes.com.
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