Lithuanian Soldiers from the King Mindaugas Hussar
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Lithuanian Soldiers from the King Mindaugas Hussar Battalion of the Lithuanian Land Forces observe and fire upon the enemy during the culminating field training exercise of Saber Strike, held at Camp Adazi, Latvia, June 18. The Lithuanian-based Soldiers are part of the Baltic Battalion, which is preparing for standby as the NATO Response Force (NRF) in 2016, and are participating in Saber Strike along with more than 6,000 participants from 13 additional nations. Saber Strike 2015 is a longstanding, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise. This year’s exercise objectives facilitate cooperation amongst the U.S., Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland to improve joint operational capability in a range of missions as well as preparing the participating nations and units to support multinational contingency operations. (U.S. Army Photo by Capt. Ryan Jernegan, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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