Fire! 173rd Airborne Brigade opens training with a bang

From left, Estonian Land Forces Lt. Col. Kaarel Maesalu, the commander of the 1st Artillery Battalion, and U.S. Army Capt. Eliot S. Proctor, the commander of Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, discuss artillery deployment and tactics as Pfc. Kyle J. Hale, a cannon crew member, prepares to hand an artillery shell to paratroopers operating an M119A2 105 mm howitzer during training in Tapa, Estonia, July 22, 2014. Europe-based U.S. Army units were deployed to Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia to conduct bilateral military exercises and reinforce NATO security commitments to the host nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV/Released)