Black Sea Rotational Force 13, NATO military activity, Latvia

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 live-fire exercise conducted by Latvian Land Forces members and U.S. Marines and Sailors assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 13 at Camp Adazi, Latvia, April 23, 2013, during exercise Summer Shield 10. Summer Shield is a two-week exercise focusing on fires and maneuver integration. Black Sea Rotational Force is an annual multilateral security cooperation activity between the U.S. Marine Corps and partner nations in the Black Sea, Balkan and Caucasus regions designed to enhance participants' collective professional military capacity, promote regional stability and build enduring relationships with partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Michael Dye/Released)