22nd MEU Kilo Co. Marines train in Bulgaria

By Staff Sgt. Matt Epright | 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit | May 28, 2009

Sgt. John Clapsaddle, a native of Liscomb, Iowa and squad leader with Kilo Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, patrols past a gas station aboard the Nova Selo Training Area in Sliven, Bulgaria May 28, 2009. Kilo Co. Marines are in Bulgaria to conduct training at the joint Bulgarian-American training base. This is the first time U.S. Marines have conducted this kind of training in Bulgaria. The 22nd MEU is currently serving as the theater reserve force for U.S. European Command. (Official Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Matt Epright)

SLIVEN, Bulgaria -- The 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit's Kilo Company is aboard the Nova Selo Training Area, in Sliven, Bulgaria conducting training at the joint Bulgarian-American training base. This is the first time U.S. Marines have conducted this kind of training in Bulgaria. The 22nd MEU is currently serving as the theater reserve force for U.S. European Command.
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