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Fort Bliss, Texas - 1955: Patch Orders Requesting for a Separate Tab According to Kari Atkinson, Director of the 1st Armored Division & Fort Bliss Museum, this looks to be a copy of patch orders from the Office More

The Seal of Latvia in front of the presidential box at the Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 18, 2014. In 1918, national representatives convened in what is now the National Theatre and proclaimed the ind More

Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stand at attention before moving out during a rehearsal for the Latvia Day parade Nov. 17, 2014. In 1 More

Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, await the order to march in the Latvia Day Parade on Nov. 18, 2014 in Riga, Latvia. In 1918, national More

Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, march to their starting position for the Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, on November 18, 2014. In More

Iraqi army soldiers, from 2nd Brigade, 9th Iraqi Division (Mechanized), stand guard in the Sayab School in Halab Shah, Iraq, on Jan. 15.

Marines with Company B, Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, exit an amphibious assault vehicle and move into position to provide supporting fire during a mechanize More

A team leader with 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment surveys the distance between their location and Range 210 during the Mechanized Assault course Nov. 3, 2013. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Char More

Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division off-load their vehicles from the rail cars at the Parsberg Railhead. The Soldiers are participating in Combined Resolve II, a U.S. Army Europe-directe More

Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment move out from their motor pool on Hohenfels Army base as they prepare for the multi-national training exercise, Combined More

Lithuanian soldiers conduct an air assault with 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment during urban assault training on Hohenfels Army base during the multi-national training exercise, Combined Resolve II.

Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepare for urban assault training at Hohenfels Army base during the multi-national training exercise, More

Lt. Col Carter Price, commander of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shakes hands with Croatian Soldiers during a capabilities day presentation prior to the sta More

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct training maneuvers at Hohenfels Training area during Combined Resolve II.

A Soldier with Company B, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepares to breach an obstacle during a partnered training exercise at Hohenfels Training area during Com More

Capt. Christine Connolly, foreground, the Judge Advocate General for the 547th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Civil Support Command and Capt. Doug Wells, a military police officer fro More

Soldiers from Company B, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division set up concertina wire obstacles to prevent enemy forces from attacking during force-on-force combat train More

An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment provides aerial support to infantrymen from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team during combat training More

Capt. John Flanagan, commander of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, plans combat training operations with Georgian commanders out in Hohenfels Traini More

Georgian infantrymen take a short break from operations during force-on-force combat training at Hohenfels Training Area during the multi-national training exercise, Combined Resolve II.

An Austrian infantryman prepares for an OPFOR attack during the multinational training exercise, Combined Resolve II.

French infantrymen shoot and move during a firefight with opposing forces at the Hohenfels Training area during the multi-national training exercise, Combined Resolve II.

Spc. Nicholas Rapcan, left, and Sgt. 1st Class David Rapcan, right, pose for a photo on Hohenfels Army base.

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Squadron, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, wash their M88 at the Hohenfels wash rack after completing the maneuver training portion of the multinational tr More

A German Soldier from the 4th Company, 467th Logistics Battalion, fires an M9 pistol during the schuetzenschnur, a German weapons proficiency test at Grafenwoehr Army base in Germany. Soldiers from 1st Brigade More

Soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Squadron, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division boresight their tanks prior to conducting gunnery at Grafenwoehr Army base during the multi-national t More

A view of the German Army-owned cottage near the town of Reit im Winkl. Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division were given the opportunity to stay in a German Army-owned cottage up in the Al More

Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and Soldiers from the German, Czech and Polish armies cross the River Oder as they begin the 40 kilometer Oderlander Marsch, June 14 at Frankfurt an d More

Pfc. Terrianna Martin, second from right, poses for a photo with her tank crew in Germany while participating in gunnery during the multinational exercise Combined Resolve II.

Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct an after action review after the fire team conducted the dry-fire iteration of their live fire More

Artillerymen with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment fire their Paladins during a live fire training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 20.

Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division move to their objective during squad live fire certification training at Grafenwoehr Training area, Ge More

Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division begin the 100 meter swim portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge testing at Grafenwoehr Army Base, June 24.

Staff Sgt. Jay Hocker, the operations noncommissioned officer for 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division plots graphics on a map for the combined arms live fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Army Base, Germany, June 26.

Col. John DiGiambattista, commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with brigade Soldiers about the importance of participation in the upcoming Atlantic Resolve exercises in Poland, Eston More

Soldiers and leaders from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, participated in a two-day course on the cultural and geopolitical environment in Poland and the Baltics from Aug. 27 to 28, as preparatio More

Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepare to qualify on the M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia Nov. 11, 20 More

Capt. Jared Graham (left), a Cavalry Leader Course instructor assigned to 3rd Squadron, 16th Cavalry Regiment, 316th Cavalry Brigade, explains mission planning strategy to Capt. James Harrison (center), and Sta More

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team “Ironhorse,” 1st Cavalry Division warm up by taking a lap around the field before a friendly soccer match Sept. 22 against Royal Netherlands Army soldiers assign More

Before Soldiers and vehicles start arriving, Staff Sgt. Christopher Nemier, Bradley Fighting Vehicle Supervisor, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, briefs the concept of operations for vehicle More

Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Strykers, Humvees, Armored Personnel Carriers, HEMTT Fuel trucks, and other U.S. Army tactical vehicles were offloaded here and transferred to rail lines Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 for transpo More

Capt. Michael Sims, commander, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Maj. Matthew Hodges, team chief, Task Force Lithuania, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speak with Maj. Gen. Almanta More

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division study network security in the classroom in Graffenwoehr, Germany, Oct. 6. (U.S. Army photo taken by More

Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, commander, Lithuanian Land Forces, welcomes U.S. Soldiers to Lithuania Oct. 8 for Atlantic Resolve, multinational combined arms exercise taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania More

Soldiers participating in Combined Resolve III eat dinner at the 91st Engineer Battalion Dining Facility in Grafenwoehr, Germany Oct. 8, 2014. The dinning facility serves about 360 Soldiers per meal, about 800 More

Staff Sgt. Christopher Nemier, Bradley Fighting Vehicle maintenance supervisor, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses Army technical manuals, p More

In the first of several cultural exchange outings, U.S. Cavalry Soldiers visited the Kaunas Fortress and museum Oct. 11 to learn about the horrific history of the site that has served as Russian military fortif More

Dismounted infantry Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division dismount from a M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle during Combined Resolve III Oct. 12, 2014, More

International military observers from Ukraine, the Czech Republic, China and Poland discuss the demonstration Oct. 16 after witnessing U.S. and Lithuanian Soldiers fire Javelin Portable Anti-tank missiles, AT4 More

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division await the arrival of M1A2 Abrams Tanks in Parsberg, Germany Oct. 18, 2014 during Combined Resolve III. Combi More

A German train worker guides the train carrying M1A2 Abrams Tanks for use by 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division for operation Combined Resolve III in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 18. Combined Res More

Soldiers assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, perform maintenance on the tracks of the M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at a motor pool in Rukl More

An infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division stands in formation during Capabilities Day, which is an opportunity for all the nations participating in More

Soldiers with the 115th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepare to deliver supplies to Forward Operating Base West Oct. 23, 2014 at Hohenfels, Germany during Combined Re More

First Sgt. Thomas Thornhill, first sergeant for Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division talks with Capt. Ruslans Markevics, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Latvian More

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Conway, of Fox Company 1-158, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade based out of Ansbach, Germany, and Polish Armed Forces Captain Jacek Jakubik, chief of tower for the last 18 years, work togeth More

Soldiers from Latvia, Norway and the U.S. work to complete 100 meters of burpee broad jumps as part of a competition of physical fitness, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at Adazi Training Area, Latvia. The competition More

Infantrymen from 2nd Brigade, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct a short pause before clearing an area of enemy personnel and vehicles during a platoon-size attack exer More

Artillerymen with Battery C,1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct re-arm, re-supply and re-fuel operations at Hohenfels Training Area, Oct. 26. Comb More

Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general of 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas stands with newly promoted Cap. Bryan Dayton of 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Briga More

U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Army veteran, greets Maj. Matthew P. Weberg, brigade chaplain, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during the se More

Lt. Col. Douglas Hayes, left, commander of the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division briefs Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, right, commander of the 1st Cavalry Div More

Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, work with Latvian soldiers at an orphanage in the Latvian town of Vaive. The teams spent most of Oct. 28, 20 More

Sgt. 1st Class Robby Burns, acting first sergeant assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Staff Sgt. Sostakas, assigned to Lithuanian Armed Forces analyze range schematics and safety measur More

U.S. and Norwegian Soldiers conducted Master Breachers Course at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, where the Soldiers are participating in Operation Atlantic Resolve, Oct. 29, 2014. The U.S. Army Europe-led Operatio More

Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and soldiers assigned to the Lithuanian Armed Forces execute a combined arms live-fire exercise to demonstrate joint maneuvering capability and fi More

Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general of 1st Cavalry Division spent time seeing where Soldiers work and train during a visit to the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 1, 2014. Units from 2nd Battalion, 8t More

Soldiers from the 2nd Light Reconnaissance Squadron of the Danish Army prepare for an air assault mission during the multinational training exercise, Combined Resolve III. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer, More

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, carry a simulated casualty to a fortified, safe position during a room clearing exercise as part of Iron Sword 2014 on Nov. 4,2014. This More

From a hasty fighting position, U.S. Soldiers fire a M240C coaxial machine gun from a Bradley Fighting Vehicle Nov. 5 to repel an advance of British forces during a situational training exercise. The training i More

U.S. soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, take part in a salute to the Baltic States at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, on Nov. 6, 2014. The salute was More

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division fired shots from M1A1 Abrams tanks at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 6, 2014. They fired one shot for each of More

Capt. Gerald M. Stoermer, commanding officer, A Company, Team Latvia, of 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, instructs dignitaries, media and VIPs on the proper u More

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, take part in a Fallen Soldier Remembrance Ceremony to honor Latvian soldiers who gave their lives during Operati More

Staff Sgt. Darrell Stamps, company master gunner with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, speaks to a platoon of Estonian Conscri More

(Left to right) Pvt. Bjoernar Hesjedal, Pvt. Joakim Fon and Sgt. Frode Hirmoen from Telemark Battalion, Mek Company 3 of the Norwegian Army pose with Staff Sgt. Daizon Alexander, Spc. Troy Putman, Pvt. Nathan M More

Spc. Breon Mitchell, infantryman with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, interacts with local families during the Father's Day More

An M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division stands ready before a qualification table at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. More

The American and Estonian flags fly side-by-side above the army training grounds here during Operation Atlantic Resolve. The U.S. Army Europe-led Atlantic Resolve, a multinational combined arms exercise involvi More

First Lt. Christopher Mallen gives a presentation on the U.S. Army and its role in NATO as part of an outreach event at Garkalnes School, Latvia, Nov. 11, 2014. Mallen spoke to students, along with a representa More

School children and faculty from a rural school in Gulbene, Latvia, interact with U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Matthew S. Fornisamo, from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Bri More

A BMP 1, a Polish infantry-fighting vehicle, and M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles are staged to roll out after completing a bilateral live-fire exercise at a range near Drawsko Pomorski, Poland, in support of Ope More

An M1A2 Abrams tank from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fires the 120mm main gun during a joint live fire training exercise at Adazi Training Area More

TAPA, Estonia - Heiko Porval, training nurse, demonstrates how to properly use a defibrillator during a refresher course with the U.S. and Estonian military medics, here, as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve N More

Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division take time to train room clearing procedures before conducting a blank-fire platoon assault in Grafenw More

Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, take a guided tour of the Estonian War Museum, here, after spending th More

After successfully leading his troops through a demanding training exercise, Sgt. Austin Anderson, from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion. 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade More

Pfc. Dennis Drazkowski, a native of Norristown, Pa., and a mortar man with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at More

The American flag and combat patch of a soldier from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, taken during a rehearsal for the Latvia Day parade in Riga, La More

Soldiers from the United Kingdom receive a tour of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division's M1A2 Abrams tanks in Graffenwoehr, Germany, Nov. 18. (U.S. Army photo by More

A Javelin missile trainer unit and its command launch unit (CLU) are on display at the ministry of defense (Kaitseministeerium) for a weapons presentation on Nov. 18, 2014. The presentation was part of a public More

Spc. Andrew Raines, an infantryman from Phenix City, Ala., and Sgt. Chris Casey, a squad leader from North Baltimore, Ohio, both with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st More

Second Lt. Matthew S. Fornisamo and Sgt. Russell Cash, with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observe Latvian soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, More

Two M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to start a live-fire training exercise at Adazi Training Area, Latv More

Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius escorts NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg from the plane to the motorcade Nov. 21 on the Kaunas International Airport tarmac. Stoltenberg was visit More

Capt. Gerald M. Stoermer, commanding officer of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses the concept of operations with U.S. and Latvian soldiers More

A Marine with Light Armored Vehicle Platoon, Company B, Ground Combat Element Integrated Task Force, fires the M242 Bushmaster 25mm chain gun , while engaging a target during a live-fire exercise at Range SR-1 More

Marines with 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and service members with the 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group and British 3 Commando Brigade review a scenario during Atlantic Response 15.4 aboard Marine Corps More

Marines with 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, prepare to begin a training exercise aboard Camp Lejeune, N.C. July 30, 2015. Marines participating in the exercise conducted “hip shoots” i More

Czech Army T-72M4CZ tanks from the 73rd Tank Battalion, 7th Mechanized Brigade roll into the train station at Parsburg, Germany, Aug. 3. The 73rd is one of four battalions falling under the 7th Brigade during E More