"They're waving as whether they've been waiting for the Americans their whole life",says a partially serious fellow reporter. From up on top of a Stryker armoured vehicle, one of the many in a miles-long convoy of US war machines, or it comes easy to capture on camera the smiles and hails of people on the road side. Rarely would one see such a reveal of force - in Romania,it may only be the national day of December 1 when some bigger display of power is on display. Over 500 US troops, 80 combat vehicles - mostly Stryker transporters - accompanied by two Apache helicopters - crossed the distance between Mihail Kogalniceanu base in SE Romania all the way to Ploiesti on Wednesday and are due to move on to Brasov and the Cincu base in central Romania on Thursday, and for one of the largest multinational NATO exercises this year.
Source: hotnews.ro