Marines and Sailors with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 hold an opening ceremony for the start of exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, April 15, 2013. Exercise Summer Shield 10 focuses on integration of More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 demonstrate fire mission approval techniques to Latvian and Lithuanian soldiers in the Combat Operations Center during exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and soldiers from Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania discuss lessons learned during a fire support coordination exercise with Latvian, Estonian, and Lithuanian soldie More
A mortar team with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 takes part in a call for fire drill during exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, April 22, 2013. Summer Shield 10 focuses on integration of fires and mane More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Blake Chambers, embark chief with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 signs for cargo that will be used during Exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Riga International Airport, Latvia, April 2 More
U.S. Marine Corps Captain Mario Martin, fixed wing planner with Black Sea Rotational Force 13, coordinates air support during Exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, Latvia, April 23, 2013. Summer Shield More
U.S. Ambassador to Latvia Mark Pekala, second from left, shakes hands with U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Uriel Holthaust, a platoon sergeant with a combined anti-armor team, after observing a joint, coordinated More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Travis St. Clair (left) and Cpl. William Schouten with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 sight in on targets prior to conducting a live fire exercise during Exercise Summer Shield 10 ab More
Col. Dzintars Roga, Brigade Commander for the Latvian Land Forces, speaks at the opening ceremony for Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, April 15, 2013. Exercise Summer Shield 10 focuses on integration of fir More
U.S. Marine Master Gunnery Sgt. Justin Aiken, Operations Chief, Black Sea Rotational Force 13, discusses lessons learned during a fire support coordination exercise with Latvian, Estonian, and Lithuanian soldie More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Blake Chambers (right), embark chief and Cpl. Michael Pentarich (left), battalion landing support chief with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 reviews the cargo paperwork with a flight More
Ambassador Mark Pekala, U.S. ambassador to Latvia, speaks with U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant Ben Skarzynski, platoon commander for Combined Anti-Armor Team, after a joint coordinated live fire exercise dur More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Uriel Holthaust, platoon sergeant with Combined Anti-Armor Team observes his Marines as they conduct live fire during exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, Latvia, April 24, More
A U.S. Marine Corps C-9 is prepared for unloading cargo that will be used during Exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Riga International Airport, Latvia, April 23, 2013. Summer Shield focuses on integration of fire More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 listen to Ambassador Mark Pekala, U.S. ambassador to Latvia, after a joint coordinated live fire exercise during Exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, Latv More
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Travis St. Clair (left) and Cpl. William Schouten with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 prepare to fire during a live fire exercise during Exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, More
Ambassador Mark Pekala, U.S. ambassador to Latvia, conducts an interview with Latvian media after observing a joint coordinated live fire with U.S. Marines and sailors of Black Sea Rotational Force 13 and Latvi More
U.S. Marine flight crews prepare to unload cargo that will be used during Exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Riga International Airport, Latvia, April 23, 2013. Summer Shield focuses on integration of fires and m More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. William Schouten with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 waits for the command to set up his gun while conducting a joint coordinated live fire during Exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Ada More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 load an M-2 machine gun while conducting direct-fire exercise drills during Exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, April 22, 2013. Summer Shield focuses on More
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ian Mullins (left), a TOW gunner, and Lance Cpl. Andrew Choi, assistant gunner, with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 sight in with the SABER missile launch system while conducting a joint c More
Ambassador Mark Pekala, U.S. ambassador to Latvia, observes a joint coordinated live fire exercise with U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Colonel Steven Wolf (fourth from the left), commanding officer for Black Sea Rotatio More
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Uriel Holthaust, platoon sergeant for the Combined Anti-Armor Team with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 supervises his Marines as they conduct a live fire exercise during Exercise Sum More
U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 13 conduct direct fire exercise drills during Exercise Summer Shield 10 aboard Camp Adazi, April 22, 2013. Summer Shield 10 focuses on integration of fires and maneu More
Ambassador Mark Pekala, U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, shakes hands with U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Uriel Holthaust, platoon sergeant for Combined Anti-Armor Team, after a joint coordinated live fire exercise dur More