Spc. Ryan Moeller, from Watertown, Wis., a combat medic

Spc. Ryan Moeller, from Watertown, Wis., a combat medic with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, dons his helmet to begin a day of training exercises on Nov. 6, 2014, as part of Iron Sword 2014 in Pabrade, Lithuania. U.S. Army teams from the 1st BCT and 2nd Cavalry Regiment acted as opposing forces as part of training with Soldiers from eight other NATO countries, assaulting defensive positions in their Bradley and Stryker vehicles. Iron Sword 2014 is a multinational exercise organized by the Lithuanian Land Forces involving more than 2,500 military personnel from nine NATO member states including Canada, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the United States and the United Kingdom from Nov. 2-14, 2014. This year’s exercise is in conjunction with Atlantic Resolve, a multinational combined arms exercise involving the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and host nations, taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to enhance multinational interoperability, to strengthen relationships among allied militaries, and to contribute to regional stability by demonstrating US commitment to NATO.