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A sailor shows the cockpit of a helicopter to visitors touring the guided missile frigate USS DOYLE (FFG-39) tour the city 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 sailor shows the cockpit of a helicopter to visitors touring the gui...

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

Captain W. Scott Slocum, Commander Destroyer Squadron 26 and exercise commander for BALTOPS '93, speaks with a Russian naval officer aboard the destroyer USS DEYO (DD-989). Midshipman 2nd Class Christopher Akins, center, is serving as an interpreter. 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

Captain W. Scott Slocum, Commander Destroyer Squadron 26 and exercise ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS '93 Base: Kiel Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: CMDR. Nathan Jones Release Status: Releas... More

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

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 Kazakstani Marine waits for his cue to parade his country's colors during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony. This exercise is sponsored by the United States Atlantic Command and will be conducted by the Marine Forces Atlantic. 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 three NATO countries providing troops are the United States, Canada, and the Netherlands. The 16 Partnership for Peace nations contributing troops are Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgystan, Latvia, Lithuania, ...

A Kazakstani Marine waits for his cue to parade his country's colors d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A Kazakstani Marine waits for his cue to parade his country's colors during a rehearsal of the opening ceremony. This exercise ... More

An interior shot of an AN/TSC-93B (Tactical Satellite Communication System). This system is operated by the 6th Communications Battalion, New York City, NY and is providing satellite communications for the base camp. 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 ...

An interior shot of an AN/TSC-93B (Tactical Satellite Communication Sy...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: An interior shot of an AN/TSC-93B (Tactical Satellite Communication System). This system is operated by the 6th Communications ... More

An American Marine takes part in a weight lifting contest, an event of Sports Day. 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 American Marine takes part in a weight lifting contest, an event of...

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

The Swedish Army's Motorcycle team performs dangerous stunts on ramps as part of Sports Day. 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

The Swedish Army's Motorcycle team performs dangerous stunts on ramps ...

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

A D7 bulldozer pushes a 3 piece section of lighterage off the beach during an in stream Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) off load. This lighter delivered four (4) pieces of equipment from the SS SGT. Matej Kocak (not shown) during Baltic Challenge '97. 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 ...

A D7 bulldozer pushes a 3 piece section of lighterage off the beach du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: A D7 bulldozer pushes a 3 piece section of lighterage off the beach during an in stream Maritime Prepositioning Ship (MPS) off ... More

Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) A. L. Spencer, with the Navy Chapter G.R.U. out of Williamsburg, Virginia, checks the wires he has attached from a crane to this M998 High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), which will pull it out of the Steam Ship (SS) SGT Matej Kocak (T-AK 3005) and onto a piece of literage and taken to the Paldiski, Estonia shore during BALTIC CHALLENGE '97. BALTIC CHALLENGE is a multinational exercise ducted 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 sed "in the spirit of PfP" land exercises...

Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) A. L. Spencer, with the Navy Chapte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Boatswain's Mate First Class (BM1) A. L. Spencer, with the Navy Chapter G.R.U. out of Williamsburg, Virginia, checks the wires h... 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

Soldier from the Central Europe and Baltic States test a single channel radio and computer modem connection at Lager Aulenbach, Germany, during the US European Command (USEUCOM) -sponsored Exercise COMBINED ENDEAVOR. The Exercise is a Partnership for Peace (PfP) exercised hosted by Germany, and is the largest information and communications systems exercise in the world which focuses primarily on Command, Control, Communications, and Computer (C4) interoperability testing and documentation. Pictured left-to-right are: Lithuanian Army Sergeant (SGT) Ramunas Uzkuraitis; Ukraine Army Captain (CPT) Liulin Dmytrojliulin; Latvia Army First Lieutenant (1LT) Vaidid Lacaunieks; and Ukraine Army...

Soldier from the Central Europe and Baltic States test a single channe...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Soldier from the Central Europe and Baltic States test a single channel radio and computer modem connection at Lager Aulenbach, ... More

Starboard bow view of the Danish Navy Frigate HMDS NIELS JUEL (F 354) underway in the Baltic Sea of the coast of Ventspil, Latvia, while participating in Exercise BALTIC OPERATIONS 2005 (BALTOPS)

Starboard bow view of the Danish Navy Frigate HMDS NIELS JUEL (F 354) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: BALTOPS 2005 Base: Ventspil Country: Latvia (LVA) Scene Camera Operator: CDR Jamie Morrison, USN Release Status: Released to... More

Capt. Rimants Strimaitis, left, commander, Latvian

Capt. Rimants Strimaitis, left, commander, Latvian

Capt. Rimants Strimaitis, left, commander, Latvian Naval Forces, and Rear Adm. Ann Phillips, commander, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, speak to members of the media during a press conference onboard the amphib... More

Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine

Marines with Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, hike back to base camp after a live fire range evolution at Camp Adazi, Latvia, ... More

Latvia's Minister of Defense, Raimond Vejonis, talks

Latvia's Minister of Defense, Raimond Vejonis, talks

Latvia's Minister of Defense, Raimond Vejonis, talks to a Soldier in the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment “Desert Rogues,” 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and finds out how the Close Com... More

U.S. Army paratrooper 2nd Lt. Jon Broderson assigned

U.S. Army paratrooper 2nd Lt. Jon Broderson assigned

U.S. Army paratrooper 2nd Lt. Jon Broderson assigned to the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade greets Polish military police escorts June 3, 2015, during a convoy crossing thro... More

150715-N-ZE250-028 RIGA, Latvia (July 15, 2015) USS

150715-N-ZE250-028 RIGA, Latvia (July 15, 2015) USS

150715-N-ZE250-028 RIGA, Latvia (July 15, 2015) USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) departs Riga, Latvia July 15, 2015. Jason Dunham, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeported in Norfolk, is conducting ... More

U.S. Army and partner-nation paratroopers sit in a

U.S. Army and partner-nation paratroopers sit in a

U.S. Army and partner-nation paratroopers sit in a UH-60 Black Hawk in preparation to perform an airborne operation at Luzon Drop Zone, Camp Mackall, N.C., Dec. 9, 2015. The 18th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Oper... More

A fleet of military vehicles wait on a beach in preparation

A fleet of military vehicles wait on a beach in preparation

A fleet of military vehicles wait on a beach in preparation of Exercise Saber Strike 16 in Norway, May 30, 2016. The tanks will be transported by a British Roll-On, Roll-Off ship to Riga, Latvia for the exercis... More

An M1A1 Abrams tank is offloaded from ship in preparation

An M1A1 Abrams tank is offloaded from ship in preparation

An M1A1 Abrams tank is offloaded from ship in preparation of Exercise Saber Strike 16 in Riga, Latvia, June 4, 2016. Exercise Saber Strike is an annual combined-joint exercise in the Baltic region. The combined... More

Soldiers from Task Force Baltic Phoenix, 3rd Brigade,

Soldiers from Task Force Baltic Phoenix, 3rd Brigade,

Soldiers from Task Force Baltic Phoenix, 3rd Brigade, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, out of Fort Drum, N.Y., participate in a Mass Casualty, or MASCAL, exercise across Latvia as part of O... More

Norwegian soldiers search for targets

Norwegian soldiers search for targets

Norwegian soldiers with 2nd Battalion search for targets from an observation post as part of exercise Saber Strike 18, June 4, 2018, Adazi training area, Latvia, Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the l... More

190608-M-IS681-1102 Jurmala, LATVIA (June 8, 2019)

190608-M-IS681-1102 Jurmala, LATVIA (June 8, 2019)

190608-M-IS681-1102 Jurmala, LATVIA (June 8, 2019) U.S. Marine Capt. Dewayne Townsend, a civil military operations planner with the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit, speaks to a group of the Latvian Sea Scouts at... More

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 1, 2019) – Sonja

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 1, 2019) – Sonja

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (April 1, 2019) – Sonja Sretenovic (left), STANAG 6001 test writer from Base Aerienne 705 in Tours, France, makes a point during the discussion with her classmate, Ivana Mlynceko... More

Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite, speaks at

Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite, speaks at

Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaite, speaks at a ceremony at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 26, 2014. Paratroopers assigned to U.S. Army Europe's 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) arrived i... More

A Finnish soldier stands in formation during the opening

A Finnish soldier stands in formation during the opening

A Finnish soldier stands in formation during the opening ceremony for exercise Saber Strike 2014 at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, June 9, 2014. Saber Strike is a U.S. European Command-sponsored, Joint Chiefs... More

Staff Sgt. Todd Jensen, Washington Air National Guard

Staff Sgt. Todd Jensen, Washington Air National Guard

Staff Sgt. Todd Jensen, Washington Air National Guard Joint Terminal Attack Controller, directs gun fire of an A-10 Thunderbolt II during a training exercise June 12, 2015 at Adazi Training Area, Latvia. Joint ... More

United States Marines and soldiers with the Multinational

United States Marines and soldiers with the Multinational

United States Marines and soldiers with the Multinational Brigade staff of Agile Spirit 15 conduct a “Rehearsal of Concepts” drill during the exercise July 16, 2015, at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia. This Geo... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mays, an engineering

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mays, an engineering

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Mays, an engineering assistant with the 139th Civil Engineer Squadron, Missouri Air National Guard works on landscaping alongside soldiers from the Latvian National Armed Force... More

U.S. Army paratroopers wait to perform an airborne

U.S. Army paratroopers wait to perform an airborne

U.S. Army paratroopers wait to perform an airborne operation during Operation Toy Drop above Luzon Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operatio... More

A Soldier from the 3rd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th

A Soldier from the 3rd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th

A Soldier from the 3rd Combined Arms Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia prepares the American flag on his M2A2 Bradley for a live fire exercise that took pl... More

U.S. Army Paratrooper Pvt. Russell Enz assigned to

U.S. Army Paratrooper Pvt. Russell Enz assigned to

U.S. Army Paratrooper Pvt. Russell Enz assigned to Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, pulls security Oct. 27, 2016 in Adazi, Latvia. The U.S. Army is participating i... More

U.S. Army Soldier Joseph Nippert, petroleum supply

U.S. Army Soldier Joseph Nippert, petroleum supply

U.S. Army Soldier Joseph Nippert, petroleum supply specialist for Echo Company, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N... More

ADAZI, Latvia — Saber Strike officially opens on Adazi

ADAZI, Latvia — Saber Strike officially opens on Adazi

ADAZI, Latvia — Saber Strike officially opens on Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 3, 2017. Saber Strike is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise which occurs annually in the Baltic reg... More

SALASPILS, Latvia-Soldiers of the Norwegian Armed Forces

SALASPILS, Latvia-Soldiers of the Norwegian Armed Forces

SALASPILS, Latvia-Soldiers of the Norwegian Armed Forces drive through training areas surrounding Camp Adazi, Latvia, during preparation for Exercise Saber Strike 17, June 2, 2017. Exercise Saber Strike 17 is ... More

U.S Army National Guard Maj. Michael Nysse, 3rd Battalion,

U.S Army National Guard Maj. Michael Nysse, 3rd Battalion,

U.S Army National Guard Maj. Michael Nysse, 3rd Battalion, 157th Field Artillery operations officer, speaks to crowd of U.S and NATO distinguished visitors during exercise Saber Strike 17 at Adazi Military Base... More

A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1

A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1

A U.S. Marine with Black Sea Rotational Force 17.1 speaks with a Slovakian soldier during the final exercise of Exercise Saber Strike 17, in Latvia, June 11, 2017. Over the course of three days Marines traveled... More

Remains of a makeshift camp reside at a rest overnight

Remains of a makeshift camp reside at a rest overnight

Remains of a makeshift camp reside at a rest overnight site used by Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment for exercise Saber Strike 18 in Lithuania, June 11, 2018. Saber Strike 18 is a U.S... More

Paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,

Paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment,

Paratroopers from 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, participate in the opening ceremony for Exercise Saber Strike on June 9, 2014, at Camp Adazu, Latvia. Exercise Saber Strike is ... More

Sailors pull in mooring lines during sea and anchor

Sailors pull in mooring lines during sea and anchor

Sailors pull in mooring lines during sea and anchor aboard guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79). Oscar Austin, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security... More

Paratroopers from Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry

Paratroopers from Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry

Paratroopers from Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare to board an U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules transport plane bound for Germany Aug. 12 at Amari Airbase, Estoni... More

Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Sabiniewicz (right), 1st Squadron,

Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Sabiniewicz (right), 1st Squadron,

Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Sabiniewicz (right), 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, was nominated by Lt. Col. Kyle Reed, commander 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigad... More

Troopers from Bravo Battery, Field Artillery Squadron,

Troopers from Bravo Battery, Field Artillery Squadron,

Troopers from Bravo Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and Latvian Soldiers of Fire Support Company, Combat Support Battalion, demonstrated operational procedures and fired the M777 155 mm ... More

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers waits

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers waits

Dutch Jumpmaster Sgt. 1st Class Björn Oehlers waits to start sustained airborne training during Operation Toy Drop, Mackall Army Airfield, N.C., Dec. 7, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined ... More

U.S. Army paratrooper descends to the ground during

U.S. Army paratrooper descends to the ground during

U.S. Army paratrooper descends to the ground during Operation Toy Drop at Drop Zone Luzon, N.C., Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation with seven partner-nation par... More

Troopers assigned to Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd

Troopers assigned to Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd

Troopers assigned to Eagle Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment conduct foot patrols and convoy maneuvers with their Stryker Combat Vehicles while participating in their unit's Squad Tactical Exercise duri... More

The unit flag bearer and color guards marching at a

The unit flag bearer and color guards marching at a

The unit flag bearer and color guards marching at a Latvian change of command ceremony at Camp Adazi, Latvia July 19, 2016. Participating in the ceremony are soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment who a... More

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 3rd Battalion, 69th

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 3rd Battalion, 69th

A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, lays out equipment for EAS (European Activity Set) turn in at Camp Adazi, Latvia, September 20, 2016. The EAS allows U.S. rotational forces in... More

Tobruq Arrows participants stand in a closing ceremony

Tobruq Arrows participants stand in a closing ceremony

Tobruq Arrows participants stand in a closing ceremony in Jurmalciems, Latvia on June 10th. This ceremony officially put a close to the four day training for NATO allies Latvia, Lithuania, and America. (U.S. Ar... More

Sgt. Timothy Hutto, small arms repair technician, Logistics

Sgt. Timothy Hutto, small arms repair technician, Logistics

Sgt. Timothy Hutto, small arms repair technician, Logistics Combat Element, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, takes a knee during their patrol a... More

Estonian soldiers from the anti-tank infantry battalion,

Estonian soldiers from the anti-tank infantry battalion,

Estonian soldiers from the anti-tank infantry battalion, wait to attack enemy units during a Saber Strike exercise in the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, June 11, 2014. The exercise focused on conducting a counter... More

Pfc. Greg Marshall (left), a native of Phoenix, Ariz.,

Pfc. Greg Marshall (left), a native of Phoenix, Ariz.,

Pfc. Greg Marshall (left), a native of Phoenix, Ariz., and Pfc. Ric Ibanez, a native of Carson, Calif., brace themselves during the firing of a 120mm mortar at a live-fire exercise in Adazi, Latvia, July 29. Pa... More

Soldiers from the 902nd Engineer Company (Vertical),

Soldiers from the 902nd Engineer Company (Vertical),

Soldiers from the 902nd Engineer Company (Vertical), 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany, help a Soldier from the Construction Engineers, Combat Support Battalion, Land Force In... More

First Capt. Paolo Pastorino, 2nd Platoon Avvoltoi,

First Capt. Paolo Pastorino, 2nd Platoon Avvoltoi,

First Capt. Paolo Pastorino, 2nd Platoon Avvoltoi, goes over paratrooper safety procedures during jumpmaster rehearsals in a C-130 mock-up, Dec. 3, 2014. The 17th Annual Randy Oler Memorial Operation Toy Drop w... More

Only a few miles separate the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry

Only a few miles separate the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry

Only a few miles separate the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment from their home station at Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany, April 1, 2015. The squadron drove 1,800 km from Estonia through Lithuania, Poland, La... More

Rarely seen on a military aircraft, a ‘Welcome aboard

Rarely seen on a military aircraft, a ‘Welcome aboard

Rarely seen on a military aircraft, a ‘Welcome aboard the KC-135’ information pamphlet adorns the entry indicating that the Stratotanker is the ride-along aircraft of choice for guests wanting a taste of servic... More

U.S. Army Spc. Thurman Thompson, a native of Wildwood,

U.S. Army Spc. Thurman Thompson, a native of Wildwood,

U.S. Army Spc. Thurman Thompson, a native of Wildwood, NJ, a Motor Transport Operator assigned to the 515th Transportation Co., 39th Transportation Battalion, checks the engine components on an M1088 Truck Trac... More

Colonel James Bartholomees, the 173rd Airborne commander

Colonel James Bartholomees, the 173rd Airborne commander

Colonel James Bartholomees, the 173rd Airborne commander is on the move as he advises Paratroopers at Bayonet Shield.

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines unload

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines unload

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marines unload four-man tents during Exercise Saber Strike 18 on Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 1, 2018. Marines deployed from units across Europe and the United States t... More

U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marines maneuver

U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marines maneuver

U.S. Marines from 1st Battalion, 6th Marines maneuver across an opening during Exercise Saber Strike 18, Latvia, June 13, 2018. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force participated in Exercise Saber Strike, whi... More

190910-N-AS200-00017 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES,

190910-N-AS200-00017 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES,

190910-N-AS200-00017 NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY NAPLES, Italy (Sept. 10, 2019) - Adm. James Foggo III, commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa, center, speaks with Baltic Chief of Defense leaders from Estonia, L... More

Private First Class Joseph Mailloux, an infantryman

Private First Class Joseph Mailloux, an infantryman

Private First Class Joseph Mailloux, an infantryman with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, learns how to disassemble a Latvian G36 rifle during S... More

Troopers from Bravo Battery, Field Artillery Squadron,

Troopers from Bravo Battery, Field Artillery Squadron,

Troopers from Bravo Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and Latvian Soldiers of Fire Support Company, Combat Support Battalion, demonstrated operational procedures and fired the M777 155 mm ... More

A Georgian Armed Forces soldier prepares to spike a

A Georgian Armed Forces soldier prepares to spike a

A Georgian Armed Forces soldier prepares to spike a volleyball July 26, 2015, against his Bulgarian Armed Forces opponents during a Rapid Trident sports and activities day in Yavoriv, Ukraine. Rapid Trident is ... More

Soldiers from Attack Company, 1-503rd Infantry Regiment

Soldiers from Attack Company, 1-503rd Infantry Regiment

Soldiers from Attack Company, 1-503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade, Italy, suppress the enemy from a foxhole as an instructor looks downrange during a field exercise in Latvia, Oct. 14, ... More

An M1078 Light Utility Truck is suspended in the air

An M1078 Light Utility Truck is suspended in the air

An M1078 Light Utility Truck is suspended in the air as it is moved onto a rail car at the port in Liepaja, Latvia, Oct. 27, 2015. The equipment belonging to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Briga... More

Service members participate in Operation Toy Trot 5K

Service members participate in Operation Toy Trot 5K

Service members participate in Operation Toy Trot 5K Race on Dec. 2, 2015, at Pope Field, N.C. Operation Toy Trot is in conjunction with Operation Toy Drop hosted by USACAPOC and the Army Reserve. Operation Toy... More

Canadian Capt. Andrew Straatsma walks back to the staging

Canadian Capt. Andrew Straatsma walks back to the staging

Canadian Capt. Andrew Straatsma walks back to the staging area after completing a jump for Operation Toy Drop on Dec. 3, 2015. Straatsma earned his Dutch jump wings during this operation.

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 18.1 fire

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 18.1 fire

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 18.1 fire a TOW wire-guided missile during Exercise Saber Strike 18 on Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 4, 2018. Exercise Saber Strike is an integrated field traini... More

LIELVARDE AIR BASE, Latvia —Tech. Sgt. Jason Rushing,

LIELVARDE AIR BASE, Latvia —Tech. Sgt. Jason Rushing,

LIELVARDE AIR BASE, Latvia —Tech. Sgt. Jason Rushing, a propulsion system technician of the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., maintains the engine of an A-10 Thunder... More

Spc. Dakota Young, assigned to 55th Signal Company

Spc. Dakota Young, assigned to 55th Signal Company

Spc. Dakota Young, assigned to 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), takes photos of Soldiers from 2nd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment during U.S. Army Europe's exercise Saber Strike 18 in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, J... More

The 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into Adazi Base,

The 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into Adazi Base,

The 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into Adazi Base, Latvia, with eight C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft June 9. The paratroopers departed Fort Bragg, N.C., June 8 and flew non-stop to the Bal... More

Charging into the fight, Pennsylvania National Guardsmen

Charging into the fight, Pennsylvania National Guardsmen

Charging into the fight, Pennsylvania National Guardsmen crest a hill at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, June 11. The contingent of Pennsylvanians participating in Saber Strike 2013 consists of 53 soldiers from th... More

Sgt. John Sommer, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion,

Sgt. John Sommer, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion,

Sgt. John Sommer, mortarman, Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, observes an assault on an objective from a fire support position... More

Troopers from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop,

Troopers from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop,

Troopers from Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment loaded vehicles and equipment onto outbound railcars near Adazi Military Base, Latvia on March 17, 2015.The remainder of the... More

150522-N-IY633-075 RIGA, Latvia (May 22, 2015) – Standing

150522-N-IY633-075 RIGA, Latvia (May 22, 2015) – Standing

150522-N-IY633-075 RIGA, Latvia (May 22, 2015) – Standing NATO Maritime Group 2 (SNMG2) and Latvian leadership meet to discuss matters of shared import during SNMG2’s visit to Riga. SNMG2 is currently deployed ... More

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from

Lithuanian forces are teamed with U.S. Marines from the Black Sea Rotational Force during Exercise Saber Strike at the Pabrade Training Area, Lithuania, June 9, 2015. The allies coordinated multipronged attacks... More

The 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into Adazi Base,

The 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into Adazi Base,

The 82nd Airborne Division parachuted into Adazi Base, Latvia, with eight C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft June 9. The paratroopers departed Fort Bragg, N.C., June 8 and flew non-stop to the Bal... More

Latvian Army Pvt. Martins Briedis, a native of Ventspies,

Latvian Army Pvt. Martins Briedis, a native of Ventspies,

Latvian Army Pvt. Martins Briedis, a native of Ventspies, Latvia, keeps his balance while racing across a log July 2 as part of an obstacle course during training with paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Caval... More

Pvt. Justin Aylor of Myrtle Beach, Va., a cavalry scout

Pvt. Justin Aylor of Myrtle Beach, Va., a cavalry scout

Pvt. Justin Aylor of Myrtle Beach, Va., a cavalry scout with Troop A, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, receives a blow to the face from Combatives Level III instructor Sgt. 1st Class... More

Recon Troopers from 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment

Recon Troopers from 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment

Recon Troopers from 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment join Latvian and Canadian recon teams for weapon familiarization training during Operation Summer Shield XII at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, March 26, 2015... More

Columbian Jumpmasters wait as paratroopers fill the

Columbian Jumpmasters wait as paratroopers fill the

Columbian Jumpmasters wait as paratroopers fill the mock aircraft for airborne operations at Pope Field, N.C., Dec. 3, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation and allows Sold... More

Capt. Colin P. Bair (left) an Anchorage, Alaska, native,

Capt. Colin P. Bair (left) an Anchorage, Alaska, native,

Capt. Colin P. Bair (left) an Anchorage, Alaska, native, and commander of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade presents a framed unit photo and coin to senior leaders of the Esto... More

U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,

U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,

U.S. Soldiers of 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stationed out of Vilseck, Germany, prepare to fire an 81 mm mortar round out of an M252 Mortar System during a joint training exercise at Adazi Training Area... More

VENTSPILS, Latvia— Sailors with Beachmaster Unit Two,

VENTSPILS, Latvia— Sailors with Beachmaster Unit Two,

VENTSPILS, Latvia— Sailors with Beachmaster Unit Two, Naval Beach Group Two, Expeditionary Strike Group Two, communicate with the Combat Operation Center in preparation for exercise Saber Strike 17 in Ventspils... More

An Estonian Soldier lies in wait for the opposing force

An Estonian Soldier lies in wait for the opposing force

An Estonian Soldier lies in wait for the opposing force during the field training portion of the Saber Strike exercise on June 16, 2014. Saber Strike 2014 is a joint, multinational military exercise scheduled f... More

Spc. Andrew Spangler of Defiance, Ohio, armorer with

Spc. Andrew Spangler of Defiance, Ohio, armorer with

Spc. Andrew Spangler of Defiance, Ohio, armorer with Troop A, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, practices Combatives with Sgt. Albert Leija of Wichita Falls, Texas, a supply sergeant ... More

A U.S. Soldier provides security as part of the

A U.S. Soldier provides security as part of the

A U.S. Soldier provides security as part of the multi-national exercise Rapid Trident 2015 at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Yavoriv, Ukraine, July 29, 2015. Rapid Trident is a long-stand... More

Always on the lookout; NATO Allies unify for the collective

Always on the lookout; NATO Allies unify for the collective

Always on the lookout; NATO Allies unify for the collective defense of Europe during Exercise Saber Strike 16, Latvia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kelly L. Street, 2D MARDIV COMCAM/Released) Royal Marines ... More

U.S. Army Paratroopers Spc. Jordan Myer (Left) and

U.S. Army Paratroopers Spc. Jordan Myer (Left) and

U.S. Army Paratroopers Spc. Jordan Myer (Left) and Pfc. Justin Gilbert (Right) assigned to Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, firing rounds for training during exerc... More

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 18 unload

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 18 unload

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 18 unload buses during Exercise Saber Strike 18 on Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 1, 2018. Marines deployed from units across Europe and the United States to supp... More

U.S. Sen. John McCain speaks with Maj. Gen. Edvardas

U.S. Sen. John McCain speaks with Maj. Gen. Edvardas

U.S. Sen. John McCain speaks with Maj. Gen. Edvardas Mažeikis, Lithuanian air force commander, at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 16, 2014. McCain and U.S. Sens. John Hoeven and John Barrasso visited the Ba... More

Leaders assigned to 2nd Squadron (Cougars), 2nd Cavalry

Leaders assigned to 2nd Squadron (Cougars), 2nd Cavalry

Leaders assigned to 2nd Squadron (Cougars), 2nd Cavalry Regiment, participate in a Combined Arms Rehearsal while participating in Exercise Allied Spirit IV, being held at the Joint Multinational Readiness Cente... More

A Texas Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk from the

A Texas Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk from the

A Texas Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk from the Austin Army Aviation Facility assists in suppressing a wildfire in Bastrop County, Texas. The Texas National Guard mobilized aviation assets from Austin, Gr... More

A C-130J Super Hercules passes behind a Latvian military

A C-130J Super Hercules passes behind a Latvian military

A C-130J Super Hercules passes behind a Latvian military member during a combined jump day June 15, 2015, Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia. More than 70 U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army and Latvian service members participa... More

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends to the ground during

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends to the ground during

A U.S. Army paratrooper descends to the ground during Operation Toy Drop at Drop Zone Luzon, N.C., Dec. 8, 2015. Operation Toy Drop is the world’s largest combined airborne operation with seven partner-nation p... More

Ukrainian Marines fire from a BTR-80 armored personnel

Ukrainian Marines fire from a BTR-80 armored personnel

Ukrainian Marines fire from a BTR-80 armored personnel carrier at a checkpoint as part of the multi-national exercise Rapid Trident 2015 at the International Peacekeeping and Security Center in Yavoriv, Ukraine... More

German Master Sgt. Markus Laut performs Jumpmaster

German Master Sgt. Markus Laut performs Jumpmaster

German Master Sgt. Markus Laut performs Jumpmaster duties during Aircraft Familiarization in support of Operation Toy Drop at Simmons Army Air Field, Cumberland County, N.C., in support of Operation Toy Drop De... More

VENTSPILS, Latvia- Latvian soldier Pfc. Dldzis Dumins

VENTSPILS, Latvia- Latvian soldier Pfc. Dldzis Dumins

VENTSPILS, Latvia- Latvian soldier Pfc. Dldzis Dumins with Movement Control and U.S. Army soldiers Sgt. Daniel Mendez and Sgt. Troy Marfori with 380th Transportation Theater Opening Element, consult movement pl... More

Croatian Soldiers joined U.S. Armor Crewmen from the

Croatian Soldiers joined U.S. Armor Crewmen from the

Croatian Soldiers joined U.S. Armor Crewmen from the Minnesota National Guard for a short convoy move across the operational area for Exercise Saber Strike, in Pabrade, Lithuania, June 8th 2017. Saber Strike is... More

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