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A port bow view of the Russian navy-Krivak I class frigate BDITELNY underway in formation with the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989) and three German fast attack craft during exercise BALTOPS '93. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise. DEYO is serving as flagship for the exercise commander

A port bow view of the Russian navy-Krivak I class frigate BDITELNY un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Country: Baltic Sea Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. Nathan Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Isa Kale, from Turkey, takes down George Moustopoulos, from Greece, during the 69Kg Free-Style 19th World Military Wrestling Championship. Kale won the match 8-0. The Conseil International du Sport Militaire 19th World Military Wrestling Championship (CISM) is a multi-national wrestling tournament hosted by Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Competing nations include: Brazil, China, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Turkey, United States and Vietnam. The wrestlers will be competing in two different competitions, Free-Style and Greco-Roman. Founded on Feb. 18, 1948, CISM is one of the largest multi-disciplinary organizations in the world. With a motto of "Friendship...

Isa Kale, from Turkey, takes down George Moustopoulos, from Greece, du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Isa Kale, from Turkey, takes down George Moustopoulos, from Greece, during the 69Kg Free-Style 19th World Military Wrestling Ch... More

Private First Class J. J. Moore ith 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion 25th Marine Regiment, tries to get communication ith another platoon during BALTIC CHALLENGE '97. BALTIC CHALLENGE is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Noray, Seden, and the US, ill participate in the second "in the spirit of PfP" land exercises conducted in the Baltic region. Co-Commanders for the exercise being held in Paldiski, Estonia are Colonel Oscar Mark, Estonian Defense Forces and Colonel D. L. Andres, US Marine Corps Reserve. While BALTIC CHALLENGE...

Private First Class J. J. Moore ith 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1ST Ba...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Private First Class J. J. Moore with 2nd Platoon, Bravo Company, 1ST Battalion 25th Marine Regiment, tries to get communication ... More

US Marine Sergeant Duaine Martin, Headquarters and Service Battallion, Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, pins Cerpiz Papagan from Turkey, in the gold medal round, 58Kg Greco-Roman competition of the 19th World Military Wrestling Championship on October 26th, 2000. The Conseil International du Sport Militaire 19th World Military Wrestling Championship (CISM) is a multi-national wrestling tournament hosted by Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., from Oct. 25-29. Competing nations include: Brazil, China, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Turkey, the United States and Vietnam. Wrestlers will be competing in two different competitions, Free-Style and Greco-Roman

US Marine Sergeant Duaine Martin, Headquarters and Service Battallion,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, US... More

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade, load trucks onto a train bound to Tapa, Estonia, for Rail Gunner Rush Aug. 19, 2020, in Grafenwohr, Germany.... More

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to 107th

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to 107th

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge, Mich., practice landing on a un-operational, austere runway in Haapsalu, Estonia, during Saber Strike 18 June 7, 2018. This eve... More

Estonian conscripts wait in formation following their

Estonian conscripts wait in formation following their

Estonian conscripts wait in formation following their graduation ceremony from Staabi- ja sidepataljon, Signal Battalion, in Tallinn, Estonia, Sept. 5, 2016. Estonian Defence Force conscripts undergo three mont... More

Officers from the 14 nations taking part in exercise BALTOPS '93 pose for a photograph during a press conference at the Flag Officer Denmark Headquarters. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise

Officers from the 14 nations taking part in exercise BALTOPS '93 pose ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Base: Aarhus Country: Denmark (DNK) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. Nathan Jones Release Status: Released to Public... More

Turkey's wrestling coach (In background) shouts instructions to Hasan Ergin, from Turkey, while in a match with US Marine Corps Corporal Joey Clark (On the bottom), Headquarters and Service Battalion, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia, during the 76Kg Free-Style, 19th World Military Wrestling Championship, on Sunday, October 29th, 2000. CPL Clark won the match 7-5. The Conseil International du Sport Militaire 19th World Military Wrestling Championship (CISM) is a multi-national wrestling tournament hosted by Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 25-29 Oct. 00. Competing nations include: Brazil, China, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Turkey, United States and ...

Turkey's wrestling coach (In background) shouts instructions to Hasan ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Turkey's wrestling coach (In background) shouts instructions to Hasan Ergin, from Turkey, while in a match with US Marine Corps... More

A Swedish air force JAS -39 Gripen fighter taxis to

A Swedish air force JAS -39 Gripen fighter taxis to

A Swedish air force JAS -39 Gripen fighter taxis to the runway following two F-15C Eagles during the 17th Baltic Region Training Event at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 1, 2014. The event took place in the... More

Latvian soldiers practice their quick reaction force techniques. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region. While this exercise will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will be performed including the use of equipment from the US Marine Corps Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) ...

Latvian soldiers practice their quick reaction force techniques. Balti...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Latvian soldiers practice their quick reaction force techniques. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in ... More

A close up of the armband worn by the participants of Baltic Challenge '97. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region

A close up of the armband worn by the participants of Baltic Challenge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Baltic Challenge '97 Base: Paldiski Country: Estonia (EST) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. E. J. Young Release Status: Released... More

190529-M-YD783-1285 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) A Jakob

190529-M-YD783-1285 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) A Jakob

190529-M-YD783-1285 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) A Jakob Westholm High School Civil Defense Camp student posts security in a building during an Airsoft competition with Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit... More

An Su-22 Fitter peels off from a formation in support

An Su-22 Fitter peels off from a formation in support

An Su-22 Fitter peels off from a formation in support of exercise Spring Storm at Amari Air Base, Estonia May 4. The Polish air force will fly with the Estonian Defense Force and the U.S. 131st Expeditionary Fi... More

190529-M-YD783-1381 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) U.S. Marine

190529-M-YD783-1381 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) U.S. Marine

190529-M-YD783-1381 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) U.S. Marine Sgt. Dale Howerton, a civil affairs specialist Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa , post security at a window during an Airsoft competition with student... More

Lt. Col. René Innos, battalion commander of Staabi-

Lt. Col. René Innos, battalion commander of Staabi-

Lt. Col. René Innos, battalion commander of Staabi- ja sidepataljon, Signal Battalion, addresses the families of conscripts at their graduation ceremony from Staabikompanii in Tallinn, Estonia, Sept. 5, 2016. ... More

Hospital psman Second Class (HM2) James M. Marsiella, training with 1ST Battalion, 25th Marines, Bravo Company, performs a radio check while attending the quick response force class during BALTIC CHALLENGE '97. BALTIC CHALLENGE is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the US, will participate in the second "in the spirit of PfP" land exercises conducted in the Baltic region. Co-Commanders for the exercise being held in Paldiski, Estonia are Colonel Oscar Mark, Estonian Defense Forces and Colonel D. L. Andrews, US Marine...

Hospital psman Second Class (HM2) James M. Marsiella, training with 1S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Hospital Corpsman Second Class (HM2) James M. Marsiella, training with 1ST Battalion, 25th Marines, Bravo Company, performs a ra... More

Latvian crane operators prepare to unload an M1 Abrams

Latvian crane operators prepare to unload an M1 Abrams

Latvian crane operators prepare to unload an M1 Abrams tank from 2/7 Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, at Adazi training area, Latvia, March 10, 2015.

Representatives from the Partner Nations carry their respective flags during the closing ceremony. Under the Partnership for Peace program, this exercise provided combined training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with emphasis on individual and collective skills. The 16 "Partnership for Peace" nations contributing troops were Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. In addition, the following countries provided observers to the exercise: Azerbaijan, Belarus, Czech Republic, and Denmark

Representatives from the Partner Nations carry their respective flags ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '96 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

Pvt. Lauren N. Phillips, an information technology

Pvt. Lauren N. Phillips, an information technology

Pvt. Lauren N. Phillips, an information technology specialist, with Alpha Company, 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 5th Signal Command, 15th Signal Brigade, and a native of Bakersfield, Calif., tosses a bea... More

190529-M-YD783-1243 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) U.S. Marine

190529-M-YD783-1243 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) U.S. Marine

190529-M-YD783-1243 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) U.S. Marine Maj. Robert Benda, an information operations planner with Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa, takes cover in a field during an Airsoft competition with ... More

MAJ. M. A. Brilakis (right), G-3 for II Marine Expeditionary Force, Forward (II MEF FWD), gives a tour of Camp Muffler to MAJ. GEN. Johannes Kurt (left), CHIEF of Estonian Defense Forces. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercises conducted in the Baltic region. While this exercise will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will be ...

MAJ. M. A. Brilakis (right), G-3 for II Marine Expeditionary Force, Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Maj. M. A. Brilakis (right), G-3 for II Marine Expeditionary Force, Forward (II MEF FWD), gives a tour of Camp Muffler to Maj. ... More

An Estonian instructor uses a terrain model to brief soldiers from Lithuania on their patrol routes. The soldiers learned proper techniques while conducting a tactical patrol during the exercise. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region

An Estonian instructor uses a terrain model to brief soldiers from Lit...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: Baltic Challenge '97 Base: Paldiski Country: Estonia (EST) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL. J. R. Adkins Release Status: Release... More

A dozen-uniformed international flag bearers and an accompanying Marine detail present their colors during opening ceremonies on WPT Hill field for COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98. Participating are Albania, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan, additionally, NATO participants Canada, Netherlands and the United States

A dozen-uniformed international flag bearers and an accompanying Marin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COOPERATIVE OSPREY '98 Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (US... More

190529-M-YD783-1306 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) U.S. Marines

190529-M-YD783-1306 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) U.S. Marines

190529-M-YD783-1306 ESTONIA (May 29, 2019) U.S. Marines with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit’s prepare to enter a building during an Airsoft competition at Jakob Westholm Civil Defense Camp in Tallinn, Eston... More

As a sign of respect and discipline, Polish army cadets

As a sign of respect and discipline, Polish army cadets

As a sign of respect and discipline, Polish army cadets of Kalisz Pomorskie Secondary School stand in formation during a ceremony honoring the victims of 9/11 terrorist attacks in Kalisz Pomorskie, Poland, Sept... More

Two Su-22 Fitters taxi for take-off in support of exercise

Two Su-22 Fitters taxi for take-off in support of exercise

Two Su-22 Fitters taxi for take-off in support of exercise Spring Storm at Amari Air Base, Estonia May 6. The Polish air force will fly with the Estonian Defense Force and the U.S. 131st Expeditionary Fighter S... More

Two Su-22 Fitters launch for a sortie in support of

Two Su-22 Fitters launch for a sortie in support of

Two Su-22 Fitters launch for a sortie in support of exercise Spring Storm at Amari Air Base, Estonia May 6. The Polish air force will fly with the Estonian Defense Force and the U.S. 131st Expeditionary Fighter... More

Fred Martin (far right) of Atlanta plays checkers with

Fred Martin (far right) of Atlanta plays checkers with

Fred Martin (far right) of Atlanta plays checkers with Nerijus Gvergzdis, while Fred’s wife, Valjean (left) , and Nerijus’ mother, Egidija (top right), watch on in the family’s apartment in Kaunas, Lithuanua. F... More

Estonian Army Soldiers from the Estonian Land Forces

Estonian Army Soldiers from the Estonian Land Forces

Estonian Army Soldiers from the Estonian Land Forces Brigade and U.S. Army Soldiers from the Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, take turns firing on each other's ... More

US Marines and Latvian Soldiers listen intently as CPL. Michael T. Chrisly of Memford, Massachusetts, serving with 1ST Battalion, 25th Marines, teaches the student's about the sniper reaction course. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region. While this exercise will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will ...

US Marines and Latvian Soldiers listen intently as CPL. Michael T. Chr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marines and Latvian Soldiers listen intently as Cpl. Michael T. Chrisly of Memford, Massachusetts, serving with 1st Battalio... More

An Estonian Defense Forces soldier from Company C,

An Estonian Defense Forces soldier from Company C,

An Estonian Defense Forces soldier from Company C, Single Scouts Infantry Battalion looks up a stairwell in search of soldiers role-playing as insurgents Sep. 4 at Murru Vangra, an abandoned prison in Rummu, Es... More

Photograph of President William J. Clinton Participating in a Quadrilateral Meeting with Leaders of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia

Photograph of President William J. Clinton Participating in a Quadrila...

This item is a photograph of President William J. Clinton participating in a quadrilateral meeting with Lithuanian President Algirdas Brazauskas, Latvian President Guntis Ulmanis, and Estonian President Lennart... More

Austrian troops check out a M240G machine gun mounted on a Riverine Assault Craft during a demo at Landing Zone (LZ) Bluebird. This demo was part of the field phase portion of Cooperative Osprey 96. Under the Partnership for Peace program this exercise will provide combined training in peacekeeping and humanitarian operations along NATO/IFOR standards, with an emphasis on individual and collective skills. The 16 "Partnership for Peace" nations contributing troops are Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. In addition, the following countries are providing observers...

Austrian troops check out a M240G machine gun mounted on a Riverine As...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Austrian troops check out a M240G machine gun mounted on a Riverine Assault Craft during a demo at Landing Zone (LZ) Bluebird. ... More

An AN-TSC 93B (Tactical Satellite Communication System) provides sattelite communications out of the Paldiski, Estonia base camp, during Baltic Challenge '97. This system is operated by 6th Communications Battalion, based out of New York City , New York. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the U.S.A., will participate in the second "in the spirit of PfP" land exercises conducted in the Baltic region. Co-Commanders for the exercise being held in Paldiski, Estonia are Colonel Oscar Mark, Estonian ...

An AN-TSC 93B (Tactical Satellite Communication System) provides satte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An AN-TSC 93B (Tactical Satellite Communication System) provides sattelite communications out of the Paldiski, Estonia base cam... More

Finnish Soldiers of the Armoured Reconnaissance Platoon

Finnish Soldiers of the Armoured Reconnaissance Platoon

Finnish Soldiers of the Armoured Reconnaissance Platoon and Eagle Troop Soldiers of 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, work together during a tactical casualty care portion o... More

RADM William M. Narva, USN (uncovered)

RADM William M. Narva, USN (uncovered)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: James S. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the Russian navy Krivak I class frigate BDITELNY during exercise BALTOPS. Behind BDITELNY is the German frigate FGS KARLSRUHE (F-212). For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise

A starboard bow view of the Russian navy Krivak I class frigate BDITEL...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Country: Baltic Sea Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. Nathan Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

Crew members man the rail of the USS DOYLE (FFG-39) as the guided missile frigate arrives for a port visit during exercise BALTOPS '93. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise

Crew members man the rail of the USS DOYLE (FFG-39) as the guided miss...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Base: Klaipeda Country: Lithuania (LTU) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. Nathan Jones Release Status: Released to Pu... More

A port beam view of the Polish navy salvage ship PIAST (281) underway during exercise BALTOPS '93. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise

A port beam view of the Polish navy salvage ship PIAST (281) underway ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Country: Baltic Sea Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. Nathan Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A Polish PZL Swidnik W-3 Sokol helicopter hoists a swimmer out of the water while conducting a search and rescue demonstration during exercise BALTOPS '93. The guided missile frigate USS DOYLE (DDG-39) is in the background. For the first time in the 22-year history of BALTOPS, the Eastern European countries of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Russia were invited to participate in the non-military phases of the exercise

A Polish PZL Swidnik W-3 Sokol helicopter hoists a swimmer out of the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Country: Baltic Sea Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. Nathan Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

GUNNERY SGT. R. M. Cooper (Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA) operates the roof turret on a AS32P19A Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicle during an operations check at Bjugn Cave facility. GUNNERY SGT. Cooper's parent command is 2nd Maintenance Battalion, 2D Force Service Support Group (FSSG), but he is currently attached to the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade/Off load Preparation Party, (NALMEB/OPP), II Marine Expeditionary Force, Forward, (II MEF FWD). This item is being prepared for shipment to Estonia for use in Baltic Challenge '97, a Partnership for Peace exercise. The US Marine Corps have equipment stored in Norway as part of the NALMEB Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB ...

GUNNERY SGT. R. M. Cooper (Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA) operates the roof...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Gunnery Sgt. R. M. Cooper (Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA) operates the roof turret on a AS32P19A Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Vehicl... More

A 10,000-pound forklift moves a ROWPU (Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit out from the Bjugn Cave facility, Norway, in preparation for movement to Estonia for use in BALTIC CHALLENGE '97, a Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercise. The US Marine Corps has equipment stored in Norway, as part of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and 30 days of supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF). The Government of Norway is the on site "contractor", and provides storage, maintenance facilities and services, and security. This gear is stored in a series of 6 caves, located in the...

A 10,000-pound forklift moves a ROWPU (Reverse Osmosis Water Purificat...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A 10,000-pound forklift moves a ROWPU (Reverse Osmosis Water Purification Unit out from the Bjugn Cave facility, Norway, in prep... More

The MV Villars is shown positioning itself into place at the Norwegian port of Valsneset awaiting US Marine Corps cargo. All equipment loaded here have been pulled from the caves located in the Trondheim region of central Norway and is on its way to Estonia for Baltic Challenge '97, a Partnership for Peace exercise. The US Marine Corps have equipment stored in Norway as part of the Norway Air-Landed Marine Expeditionary Brigade (NALMEB) Prepositioning Program. The NALMEB program contains equipment and supplies to support a 13,000 person Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) for 30 days. The Government of Norway is the on site "contractor" and provides storage, maintenance facilities, ...

The MV Villars is shown positioning itself into place at the Norwegian...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: The MV Villars is shown positioning itself into place at the Norwegian port of Valsneset awaiting US Marine Corps cargo. All eq... More

An US Air Force forklift operator places a pallet of Marine Corps equipment onto an Estonian Army truck at the airport. Baltic Challenge '97 is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the USA will participate in the second PfP land exercise conducted in the Baltic region. While this exercise will conduct training along peacekeeping/humanitarian assistance mission standards, significant US Navy and Marine Corps capabilities never exercised in Europe will be performed including the use of equipment from the US Marine Corps Norway ...

An US Air Force forklift operator places a pallet of Marine Corps equi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An US Air Force forklift operator places a pallet of Marine Corps equipment onto an Estonian Army truck at the airport. Baltic ... More

Lance Corporal . B. Baldwin checks off serial numbers of vehicles being offloaded from the MV Villars, at the port facility in Paldiski, stonia. The Villars had brought equipment stored in Norway under the Norway Air-Landed Marine xpeditionary Brigade (NALMB) program to stonia for BALTIC CHALLNG '97. BALTIC CHALLNG is a multinational exercise conducted in the spirit of NATO's Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative. More than 2600 military personnel from Denmark, stonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and the US, will participate in the second "in the spirit of PfP" land exercises conducted in the Baltic region. Co-Commanders for the exercise being held in Paldiski,...

Lance Corporal . B. Baldwin checks off serial numbers of vehicles bein...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Lance Corporal E. B. Baldwin checks off serial numbers of vehicles being offloaded from the MV Villars, at the port facility in ... More

Capt. Matthew McCarthy (center), commander of Company

Capt. Matthew McCarthy (center), commander of Company

Capt. Matthew McCarthy (center), commander of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and native of Deerfield, Ill., leads his company at the annual Polish Armed Forces Day par... More

US Marine Sergeant Marcel Cooper, Headquarters and Service Battalion, Legal Services, Quantico, Virginia, during the 58Kg Greco-Roman competition of the 19th World Military Wrestling Championship on October 26th, 2000. SGT Cooper won the match with a pin and won gold. The Conseil International du Sport Militaire 19th World Military Wrestling Championship (CISM) is a multi-national wrestling tournament hosted by Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from Oct. 25-29. Competing nations include: Brazil, China, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Turkey, the United States and Vietnam. Wrestlers will be competing in two different competitions, Free-Style and Greco-Roman

US Marine Sergeant Marcel Cooper, Headquarters and Service Battalion, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Jeremy T. Lock, US... More

US Marine Corps Sergeant Duaine Martin, Headquarters and Service Battallion Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, mentally prepares before a match during the Greco-Roman 19th World Military Wrestling Championship at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. The Conseil International du Sport Militaire 19th World Military Wrestling Championship (CISM) is a multi-national wrestling tournament hosted by Camp Lejeune. Competing nations include: Brazil, China, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Slovakia, Turkey, the United States and Vietnam. Wrestlers will be competing in two different competitions, Free-Style and Greco-Roman. Founded on Feb. 18, 1948, CISM is one of the largest ...

US Marine Corps Sergeant Duaine Martin, Headquarters and Service Batta...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Marine Corps Sergeant Duaine Martin, Headquarters and Service Battallion Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia, mentally prepares... More

An Estonian Politsei member mentors Afghan Uniform

An Estonian Politsei member mentors Afghan Uniform

An Estonian Politsei member mentors Afghan Uniform Policemen March 29, 2011, during the Basic Patrolman Course in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Saber Strike 2012 - Defense imagery management operations center

Saber Strike 2012 - Defense imagery management operations center

Michigan Air National Guard Master Sgt. Mike Earley and Senior Airman Joseph Mack, maintainers with the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, fasten a loading ejector rack to an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft atta... More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian Wardrop, an automotive

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian Wardrop, an automotive

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian Wardrop, an automotive maintenance technician with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 13, fastens an up-armored cab to a medium tactical vehicle replacement June 12, 2012, in Tall... More

A close-up of the Estonian Defence Forces airborne

A close-up of the Estonian Defence Forces airborne

A close-up of the Estonian Defence Forces airborne insignia. U.S. Army paratroopers with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, were presented with Estonian jump wings May 27... More

Estonian air force Sergeant 1st Class Hannes Sepp,

Estonian air force Sergeant 1st Class Hannes Sepp,

Estonian air force Sergeant 1st Class Hannes Sepp, communicates across the runway after a certification barrier engagement at Amari Air Base, Estonia, April 22, 2014. Members of the 48th Air Expeditionary Group... More

American and Estonian Special Operation Forces jumpmasters

American and Estonian Special Operation Forces jumpmasters

American and Estonian Special Operation Forces jumpmasters spot a drop zone and give a one minute time warning for jumpers in Amari, Estonia, May 7, 2014. The two partner nations are participating in a wing exc... More

U.S. Army Capt. Chris Hall (right), an Army surgeon

U.S. Army Capt. Chris Hall (right), an Army surgeon

U.S. Army Capt. Chris Hall (right), an Army surgeon with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, poses with his brother, Army National Guard Lt. Col. John Hall, the commander of the 126t... More

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to Company C, 2nd

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to Company C, 2nd

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assault target buildings as part of a platoon live-fire exercise near Tapa, Estonia, June 12. Appro... More

Cmdr. Brian Diebold, commanding officer of guided-missile

Cmdr. Brian Diebold, commanding officer of guided-missile

Cmdr. Brian Diebold, commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) greets the President of the Repulic of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves at the Fourth of July celebration hosted by Jeff... More

Spc. Ohkari Olton, a New York City native and paratrooper

Spc. Ohkari Olton, a New York City native and paratrooper

Spc. Ohkari Olton, a New York City native and paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, performs warm-up exercises with fellow paratroopers and recruits from the Eston... More

Lt. Gen. Edward Gruszka, chief of logistics for the

Lt. Gen. Edward Gruszka, chief of logistics for the

Lt. Gen. Edward Gruszka, chief of logistics for the Polish armed forces, speaks with 1st Lt. Jordan Alvarado of Indianapolis, Ind., a paratrooper assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, ... More

Sgt. Benjamin M. Lewis (left), the forward observer

Sgt. Benjamin M. Lewis (left), the forward observer

Sgt. Benjamin M. Lewis (left), the forward observer for 3rd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, helps a paratrooper from his unit familiarize himself with an M320 gren... More

Spc. Spencer B. Gordon, a Merritt Island, Fla., native

Spc. Spencer B. Gordon, a Merritt Island, Fla., native

Spc. Spencer B. Gordon, a Merritt Island, Fla., native and infantryman for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade removes weeds to make way for Jakob Westholmi Gumnaasium’s sc... More

Capt. Matthew McCarthy (left), commander, Company D,

Capt. Matthew McCarthy (left), commander, Company D,

Capt. Matthew McCarthy (left), commander, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Drawsko Pomorskie Mayor Zbigniew Ptak pose for a photo with identical trophies in Drawsko ... More

TAPA, Estonia - Heiko Porval, training nurse, demonstrates

TAPA, Estonia - Heiko Porval, training nurse, demonstrates

TAPA, Estonia - Heiko Porval, training nurse, demonstrates how to properly use a defibrillator during a refresher course with the U.S. and Estonian military medics, here, as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve N... More

Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry

Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry

Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, take a guided tour of the Estonian War Museum, here, after spending th... More

A Javelin missile trainer unit and its command launch

A Javelin missile trainer unit and its command launch

A Javelin missile trainer unit and its command launch unit (CLU) are on display at the ministry of defense (Kaitseministeerium) for a weapons presentation on Nov. 18, 2014. The presentation was part of a public... More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron,

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron,

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, move under smoke concealment during a combined situational exercise with the Estonian army, part of Operation Atlantic Resolve in Tapa t... More

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team and Estonian contractors work together to load the M1 Abrams tank onto a flat bed carrier April 23 at the Tapa Military Base. Th... More

Soldiers with Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry

Soldiers with Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry

Soldiers with Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade’s white platoon work on their entry for the Narva City soapbox derby May 19, at Tapa Army Base, Estonia. For the derby each... More

Soldiers with 902nd Engineer Company, 15th Engineer

Soldiers with 902nd Engineer Company, 15th Engineer

Soldiers with 902nd Engineer Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade work to construct b-huts May 21, at the Central Training Area, Estonia, which will be used as class rooms during futur... More

Soldiers with Team Estonia launch a Tube-launched,

Soldiers with Team Estonia launch a Tube-launched,

Soldiers with Team Estonia launch a Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided missile at a simulated target May 23, during the live-fire small arms and missile range at the Central Training Area near Tapa, ... More

Lt. Col. Chad C. Chalfont, commander of 2nd Battalion,

Lt. Col. Chad C. Chalfont, commander of 2nd Battalion,

Lt. Col. Chad C. Chalfont, commander of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, welcomes Randy Hultgren, congressional representative for Illinois's 14th C... More

Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez, (right) of Phoenix, Arizona,

Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez, (right) of Phoenix, Arizona,

Staff Sgt. Daniel Martinez, (right) of Phoenix, Arizona, a platoon sergeant with Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, fills out a flight manifest July 21... More

Soldiers with Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd

Soldiers with Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd

Soldiers with Destined Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, confirm that safety measures have been met during a cold loading conducted in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in pre... More

Capt. Matthew Heath, of Martinsville, Va., the battalion

Capt. Matthew Heath, of Martinsville, Va., the battalion

Capt. Matthew Heath, of Martinsville, Va., the battalion air officer for 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team ensures the wind is within tolerance for personnel drop prior ... More

Estonian minehunter ship EML Admiral Cowan is shown

Estonian minehunter ship EML Admiral Cowan is shown

Estonian minehunter ship EML Admiral Cowan is shown during Trident Juncture 2015.

Maj. Gen. Linda L. Singh, the adjutant general of Maryland,

Maj. Gen. Linda L. Singh, the adjutant general of Maryland,

Maj. Gen. Linda L. Singh, the adjutant general of Maryland, hosted a ceremony for the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Maryland Military Department and the Estonian War Museum at the 5th Reg... More

Iron Troop Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry

Iron Troop Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry

Iron Troop Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Iron Troop, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, refuel an M1131 Stryker vehicle upon returning from Amari Air Base in Harjumaa, Estonia, in response t... More

Eagle Troop participates in Kuusalu tree planting ceremony

Eagle Troop participates in Kuusalu tree planting ceremony

Mr. James D. Melville Jr. (center), the U.S. Ambassador for Estonia, with the help of Mr. Urmas Kirtsi (right), the rural municipality mayor of Kuusala, plants the first tree during a tree planting ceremony at ... More

Estonian Soldiers of 2nd Infantry Brigade, Kuperjanov

Estonian Soldiers of 2nd Infantry Brigade, Kuperjanov

Estonian Soldiers of 2nd Infantry Brigade, Kuperjanov Battalion, lead the way to the next town where they will team up with U.S. Soldiers of Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vil... More

Soldiers from the 913th Engineering Company, 194th

Soldiers from the 913th Engineering Company, 194th

Soldiers from the 913th Engineering Company, 194th Engineer Brigade, Tennessee Army National Guard use heavy construction equipment, including bulldozers, dump trucks, and hydraulic excavators, to construct an ... More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the Field Artillery Squadron,

U.S. Army Soldiers from the Field Artillery Squadron,

U.S. Army Soldiers from the Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, (FA/2 Cav) stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, towing an M777 Howitzer with a Light Mobile Tactical Vehicle through the gates of Tapa T... More

Senior leaders of U.S. forces and NATO partners prepare

Senior leaders of U.S. forces and NATO partners prepare

Senior leaders of U.S. forces and NATO partners prepare for upcoming situational training exercises for Exercise Saber Strike 16 on Tapa Training Base, Estonia, June 14, 2016. Saber Strike is a long-standing, U... More

Captain Enoch Dixon (right) from the 902nd Engineer

Captain Enoch Dixon (right) from the 902nd Engineer

Captain Enoch Dixon (right) from the 902nd Engineer Construction Company, 15th Engineer Battalion, United States Army speaks with local school teachers while school children explore a military jeep during a vis... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Steiner (left), a native of Columbos,

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Steiner (left), a native of Columbos,

U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Steiner (left), a native of Columbos, Ohio, and Spc. Artemio Veneracion (right), a native of North Hills, Calif., both snipers with Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed... More

Soldiers from 1st Platoon, 500th Engineer Support Company

Soldiers from 1st Platoon, 500th Engineer Support Company

Soldiers from 1st Platoon, 500th Engineer Support Company (Horizontal) support rotational allied forces in Estonia by constructing an ammunition holding area near Lasna, Estonia on July 14, 2016 during Operatio... More

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, drive M109A6 Paladins for a demonstration during Exercise Flaming Thunder at Pabrade,... More

A Royal Air Force Typhoon passes a fleet of F-15C Eagles

A Royal Air Force Typhoon passes a fleet of F-15C Eagles

A Royal Air Force Typhoon passes a fleet of F-15C Eagles at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Aug. 17, 2016. Five countries, including the U.S., U.K., Estonia, Sweden and Finland, participated in a flying training deplo... More

Spc. William Russel a Soldier from 3rd Combined Arms

Spc. William Russel a Soldier from 3rd Combined Arms

Spc. William Russel a Soldier from 3rd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia prepares his M2A2 Bradley for a live fire exercise that took place A... More

Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment,

Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment,

Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 501st Aviation Regiment, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, support a live fire exercise that took place August 30, 2016 at Pabrade, Lithuania. This exercise was par... More

Capt. Edward M. Bachar, commander of Company C, 1st

Capt. Edward M. Bachar, commander of Company C, 1st

Capt. Edward M. Bachar, commander of Company C, 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado, awaits instructions during a dry run of a live-... More

TAPA, Estonia — U.S. Army Apache helicopters, from

TAPA, Estonia — U.S. Army Apache helicopters, from

TAPA, Estonia — U.S. Army Apache helicopters, from 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, provide close air support to neutralize armored forces and aid in the elimination of mechanized forces during Saber Strike 17 on ... More

A combat controller with the 321st Special Tactics

A combat controller with the 321st Special Tactics

A combat controller with the 321st Special Tactics Squadron takes wind-speed measurements before landing A-10 Thunderbolt IIs on Jägala-Käravete Highway, Aug. 10, in Jägala, Estonia. A small force of eight Spec... More

Master Sgt. Larry Mansell, a 146th Air Support Operations

Master Sgt. Larry Mansell, a 146th Air Support Operations

Master Sgt. Larry Mansell, a 146th Air Support Operations Squadron standards and evaluations evaluator, assists an Estonian tactical air control party specialist during a basic surface attack scenario with an o... More

A U.S. Special Operation Forces operator fast ropes

A U.S. Special Operation Forces operator fast ropes

A U.S. Special Operation Forces operator fast ropes near Tallinn, Estonia, Dec. 11, 2017. Estonian and U.S. SOF conducted Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training to build combined NATO SOF readiness.... More

Exercise Hedgehog: Optics Instruction

Exercise Hedgehog: Optics Instruction

A Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 18.1 explains the optics capabilities of his M4 to Estonian Soldiers with 22nd Battalion, 2nd Brigade during Exercise Hedgehog at Paeboja, Estonia, May 2, 2018. Hedg... More

A Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 18.1 rides

A Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 18.1 rides

A Marine with Marine Rotational Force-Europe 18.1 rides in an Estonian military vehicle to the staging point for a platoon counter-attack during Exercise Hedgehog at Tsooru, Estonia, May 9, 2018. Hedgehog is an... More

A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2d Cavalry

A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2d Cavalry

A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, refuels a Stryker armored vehicle during a convoy to Bernowo Piskie Training Area in Poland, June 1, 2018. Saber Strike 18 promotes regional s... More

Maj. James Hull, a pilot from the 120th fighter squadron,

Maj. James Hull, a pilot from the 120th fighter squadron,

Maj. James Hull, a pilot from the 120th fighter squadron, 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, fills out his forms on the tank of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft that he just flew in support of Saber Strik... More

Saber Strike 18 - A large jetliner sitting on top of an airport tarmac

Saber Strike 18 - A large jetliner sitting on top of an airport tarmac

U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II, assigned to 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge, Mich., practice landing on a unoperational, austere runway in Haapsalu, Estonia, during Saber Strike 18 June 7, 2018. This even... More

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