A student from the Mokren Village Slantse Kindergarten School looks through the scope of an M240B machine gun display as U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Brian Hemphill explains the weapon’s nomenclature during a school fieldtrip to the Novo Selo Training Area, Bulgaria Aug. 7. U.S. Marines and soldiers participating in exercise Platinum Lion 14-2 provided the students with a tour of military vehicles and equipment. Platinum Lion is an annually-scheduled training engagement that promotes and strengthens interoperability between regional partners, allies and U.S. forces through multilateral familiarization and training. Exercise Platinum Lion 14-2 includes U.S. Marines and sailors from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, as well as soldiers from Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. Hemphill is the logistics chief with 3rd Bn., 8th Mar. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Derrick K. Irions/Released)
Sgt. Derrick Irions
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