An Apache helicopter from Task Force Phoenix, 3rd Battalion,

An Apache helicopter from Task Force Phoenix, 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, out of Fort Drum, N.Y, hovered overhead, providing air support assets during Exercise Iron Wolf, a component of Saber Strike 17. M3 Amphibious Bridging and Ferrying System were utilized during the exercise to connected to form a bridge for vehicles to cross. Exercise Iron Wolf is one of the largest combined exercises in Lithuania, conducted by NATO's Enhanced Forward Presence Battle Groups Poland and Lithuania to cross the Suwali Gap, June 19. The Battle Groups conducted operations to test their ability to mobilize quickly across the river. Dalia Grybauskaite, President of the Republic of Lithuania; Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General; Lt. Gen. Jonas Vytautas Zukas, Chief of Defense of Lithuania; Gen. Volker Wieker, Inspector General of the German Bundeswehr were present for the Iron Wolf exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Jill People)