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Soldiers assigned to B Battery, Field Artillery Squadron,

Soldiers assigned to B Battery, Field Artillery Squadron,

Soldiers assigned to B Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment rush toward a simulated casualty played by a Polish soldier during combat lifesaver course certification, June 8, at Adazi Military... More

Staff Sgt. Jorge Ramirez, an indirect fire infantryman

Staff Sgt. Jorge Ramirez, an indirect fire infantryman

Staff Sgt. Jorge Ramirez, an indirect fire infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, marks an area around his Stryker Armored Fighting Vehicle using a pick... More

A Latvian special forces soldier hangs an 81mm mortar

A Latvian special forces soldier hangs an 81mm mortar

A Latvian special forces soldier hangs an 81mm mortar round at the command of a Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe soldier during weapons familiarization training, April 13, at Adazi Military Bas... More

Latvian soldiers simulate assaulting an objective as

Latvian soldiers simulate assaulting an objective as

Latvian soldiers simulate assaulting an objective as they conduct a demonstration for Latvian military families during the Latvian Battalion anniversary, May 28, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. Soldiers assigne... More

Latvian soldiers peer into a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter

Latvian soldiers peer into a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter

Latvian soldiers peer into a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter while receiving cold and hot load safety instruction, April 21 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3r... More

Spc. Christopher Armstrong (center), a fire support

Spc. Christopher Armstrong (center), a fire support

Spc. Christopher Armstrong (center), a fire support specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, explains capabilities and components of Stryker Armored Fighti... More

Brig. Gen. Blake Ortner (left), Saber Strike 16 chief

Brig. Gen. Blake Ortner (left), Saber Strike 16 chief

Brig. Gen. Blake Ortner (left), Saber Strike 16 chief director, answers questions for members of the local media following a combined arms live fire exercise demonstrated for distinguished visitors during Saber... More

Soldiers with the Latvian Zemessardze prepare to move

Soldiers with the Latvian Zemessardze prepare to move

Soldiers with the Latvian Zemessardze prepare to move out during a small-unit tactics exercise near Iecava on 7 June 2020. The Zemessardze are an all-volunteer force charged with protecting the Latvian homeland... More

Staff Sgt. Ryon Carillo (left), and Staff Sgt. Daniel

Staff Sgt. Ryon Carillo (left), and Staff Sgt. Daniel

Staff Sgt. Ryon Carillo (left), and Staff Sgt. Daniel Luedtke, both infantrymen assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment move a boulder to be used in the foundation of... More

A soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

A soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

A soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment slides down a rope from a tower during multinational fast rope familiarization training April 20, at Adazi Military ... More

Local children look around a Latvian military vehicle

Local children look around a Latvian military vehicle

Local children look around a Latvian military vehicle during a static display hosted by Latvian allies and soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, March 15,... More

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian National Armed Forces conduct close air support training at Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range in Waters, Mich., October 28-30, 2019. Michigan and Latvia have been... More

Brig. Gen. Blake C. Ortner, Saber Strike 16 Chief Director,

Brig. Gen. Blake C. Ortner, Saber Strike 16 Chief Director,

Brig. Gen. Blake C. Ortner, Saber Strike 16 Chief Director, speaks to members of local media following the opening ceremony of Saber Strike 16, June 11, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. The exercise spans from M... More

A Latvian guard for the United States embassy practices

A Latvian guard for the United States embassy practices

A Latvian guard for the United States embassy practices tying a tourniquet on a colleague during tactical combat casualty care training for the Latvian local guard force, April 6, in Riga, Latvia. Soldiers of t... More

Sgt. Dereck Joiner, an infantryman assigned to F Troop,

Sgt. Dereck Joiner, an infantryman assigned to F Troop,

Sgt. Dereck Joiner, an infantryman assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, performs self-aid by applying a tourniquet to his upper arm, treating a simulated wound while training with Lithuanian... More

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian National Armed Forces conduct close air support training at Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range in Waters, Mich., October 28, 2019. Michigan and Latvia have been li... More

Soldiers from five of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Soldiers from five of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Soldiers from five of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations participating in Summer Shield XIII stand ready to lower their country’s flag during the closing ceremony of Summer Shield XIII, April 29, at... More

Sgt. Ian Pittman, an infantryman assigned to F Troop,

Sgt. Ian Pittman, an infantryman assigned to F Troop,

Sgt. Ian Pittman, an infantryman assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, uses a radio to communicate notional casualties sustained while training with Lithuanian allies during Saber Strike 16, ... More

Infantrymen assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd

Infantrymen assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd

Infantrymen assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, bound from one defensive position to another during platoon live-fire training, June 2, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. Soldiers conducted mo... More

Sgt. Bolivard, Verdine (left), and Sgt. Sergio Garcia

Sgt. Bolivard, Verdine (left), and Sgt. Sergio Garcia

Sgt. Bolivard, Verdine (left), and Sgt. Sergio Garcia (center), both infantrymen assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, treat a simulated casualty during combat lifesaver course evaluations, J... More

First Sgt. Miguel Antia (center), the senior noncommissioned

First Sgt. Miguel Antia (center), the senior noncommissioned

First Sgt. Miguel Antia (center), the senior noncommissioned officer in charge of Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stands in front of his formation alongside North Atlant... More

A Lithuanian soldier prepares to fire his weapon during

A Lithuanian soldier prepares to fire his weapon during

A Lithuanian soldier prepares to fire his weapon during a sniper range as part of Summer Shield XIII, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, April 18. Snipers of five North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations partici... More

A U.S. Army Special Forces jump master conducts a pre-jump

A U.S. Army Special Forces jump master conducts a pre-jump

A U.S. Army Special Forces jump master conducts a pre-jump equipment check on a Special Forces soldier in preparation for a high-altitude, low-opening jump over Latvia on 18 June 2020. U.S. Special Forces often... More

Spc. Scott Johnson (center), and Spc. Wesley Westfall

Spc. Scott Johnson (center), and Spc. Wesley Westfall

Spc. Scott Johnson (center), and Spc. Wesley Westfall (right), both wheeled vehicle mechanics assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, demonstrate safe operating proc... More

Col. Martins Liberts, land force commander, Latvian

Col. Martins Liberts, land force commander, Latvian

Col. Martins Liberts, land force commander, Latvian army, addresses soldiers from six North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations during the closing ceremony of Summer Shield XIII, April 29, at Adazi Military Ba... More

First Lt. Mark Antonio, a fire support officer assigned

First Lt. Mark Antonio, a fire support officer assigned

First Lt. Mark Antonio, a fire support officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, points to a target downrange while training soldiers to call for fire during a... More

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian

Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian National Armed Forces conduct close air support training at Grayling Aerial Gunnery Range in Waters, Mich., October 28-30, 2019. Michigan and Latvia have been... More

Spc. Augustin Estrella, an infantryman assigned to

Spc. Augustin Estrella, an infantryman assigned to

Spc. Augustin Estrella, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conceals himself behind vegetation before continuing a movement with his squad during ... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the Georgia Air National

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the Georgia Air National

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Security Forces Squadron leads the way for Latvian joint terminal attack controllers and fellow Airmen while hiking alongside Lake Huron on a ... More

Latvian soldiers take instruction from a range safety

Latvian soldiers take instruction from a range safety

Latvian soldiers take instruction from a range safety officer during a sniper range as part of Summer Shield XIII, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, April 18. Snipers of five North Atlantic Treaty Organization na... More

Soldiers of C Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd

Soldiers of C Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd

Soldiers of C Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment describe capabilities of an M777 A2 towed Howitzer to North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies from several countries during a static displ... More

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 107th

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 107th

An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge ANG Base, Mich., supports Joint Terminal Attack Controllers from the Latvian National Armed Forces as they conduct close air sup... More

Senior leaders stand in front of soldiers from five

Senior leaders stand in front of soldiers from five

Senior leaders stand in front of soldiers from five of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations participating in Summer Shield XIII as they prepare to to raise their country’s flag during the opening cere... More

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, load gear onto an inflatable zodiac boat prior to combat boat training, April 20, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. La... More

A Latvian vendor smiles at a customer while wrapping

A Latvian vendor smiles at a customer while wrapping

A Latvian vendor smiles at a customer while wrapping her purchase during Gauja day celebration, May 28 in Adazi, Latvia. Soldiers assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, and B Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd ... More

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment stage themselves before entering a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during cold load rehearsals, April 21 at Lielvarde Air ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Mantle, a security

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Mantle, a security

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kenneth Mantle, a security forces specialist with the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Security Forces Squadron, provides rear security for a joint Security Forces and Latvian patrol... More

Spc. Kenneth Bacarro (right), a combat medic assigned

Spc. Kenneth Bacarro (right), a combat medic assigned

Spc. Kenneth Bacarro (right), a combat medic assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, gives feedback to infantrymen Sgt. Bolivard, Verdine (left), and Sgt. Sergio Garcia (center), following thei... More

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

Children look on as the U.S. Air Force Band in Europe marches pass during the Latvian Independence Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 18, 2018. The parade is being held to commemorates 100 years of Latvian Indepe... More

A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe

A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe

A Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe medic helps a Latvian guard for the United States embassy insert a nasopharyngeal airway into her colleague’s nose during tactical combat casualty care traini... More

Soldiers assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry

Soldiers assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry

Soldiers assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment pose for a photo with a Latvian girl following a demonstration for Latvian military families during the Latvian Battalion anniversary, May 28, at... More

Local children playfully crawl in the grass wearing

Local children playfully crawl in the grass wearing

Local children playfully crawl in the grass wearing camouflaged ghillie suits during a static display hosted by Latvian allies and soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cav... More

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers prepare to conduct

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers prepare to conduct

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers prepare to conduct a high-altitude, low-opening jump over Latvia on 18 June 2020. U.S. Special Forces often practice free-fall jump techniques with their counterparts in the La... More

Sgt. Brandon Foister, a fire support specialist assigned

Sgt. Brandon Foister, a fire support specialist assigned

Sgt. Brandon Foister, a fire support specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, runs a virtual fire mission using the Joint Terminal Air Controller simulator... More

First Lt. Stephanie Hasenfus of the 515th Transportation

First Lt. Stephanie Hasenfus of the 515th Transportation

First Lt. Stephanie Hasenfus of the 515th Transportation Company stands with a Latvian man, Victor, who was enthusiastically welcoming the U.S. troops to Latvia March 22. Hasenfus is part of a unit assisting th... More

Spc. Danny Welds, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters

Spc. Danny Welds, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters

Spc. Danny Welds, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, helps a Latvian girl try on his camouflage ghillie suit during a static display for local ch... More

From left to right Lt. Col. Jacob P. Skugrud,  Deputy

From left to right Lt. Col. Jacob P. Skugrud, Deputy

From left to right Lt. Col. Jacob P. Skugrud, Deputy CES Commander, Lt. Col. Joshua Kaser, Chief of Defense Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Latvia, and Nancy Bikoff Pettit, The U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, at... More

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida National Guard ‘RED HORSE’ Squadron, buff a wall at a school for handicapped children in Riga, Latvia on Aug. 11, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Javon Spence/released)

Spc. Wesley Westfall (left), Spc. Scott Johnson (center),

Spc. Wesley Westfall (left), Spc. Scott Johnson (center),

Spc. Wesley Westfall (left), Spc. Scott Johnson (center), both wheeled vehicle mechanics assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, demonstrate safe operating procedure... More

Latvian soldiers keep score during a basketball tournament

Latvian soldiers keep score during a basketball tournament

Latvian soldiers keep score during a basketball tournament between soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Latvian soldiers, Feb. 26, in Jugla, Latvia. ... More

Canadian soldiers quickly exit a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter

Canadian soldiers quickly exit a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter

Canadian soldiers quickly exit a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during cold load rehearsals, April 21 at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Caval... More

Spc. Miachael Scollard (left) and Pfc. Noah Whorton,

Spc. Miachael Scollard (left) and Pfc. Noah Whorton,

Spc. Miachael Scollard (left) and Pfc. Noah Whorton, both infantrymen assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, use their notes and radio to call for indirect fire dur... More

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida Air National Guard ‘RED HORSE’ Squadron, pose for a photo at a school for handicapped children in Riga, Latvia on Aug 22, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Javo... More

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Timothy Ferguson, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, leads a group of 32 IRONHORSE Soldiers during the Latvian Indepe... More

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Anna Traylor (left), Command Sgt. Maj. Tony Reese (center) and Cpt. Gary Bostic assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, march pa... More

During distinguished visitor day wrapping up Summer

During distinguished visitor day wrapping up Summer

During distinguished visitor day wrapping up Summer Shield XIII, senior leaders and notable guests witnessed a multinational decontamination demonstration, April 28, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. Soldiers fro... More

Sgt. Miguel Andrade (right), an indirect fire infantryman

Sgt. Miguel Andrade (right), an indirect fire infantryman

Sgt. Miguel Andrade (right), an indirect fire infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, assists Latvian allies as they learn to operate the lightweight han... More

Latvian soldiers bound toward their objective during

Latvian soldiers bound toward their objective during

Latvian soldiers bound toward their objective during the live-fire portion of a breaking contact and trench clearing exercise, April 19, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. Canadian and U.S. soldiers also participa... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Rachel Nanning, assigned to the 457th

U.S. Army Sgt. Rachel Nanning, assigned to the 457th

U.S. Army Sgt. Rachel Nanning, assigned to the 457th Civil Affairs Battallion, masks a window near an area about to be painted at a school for handicapped children in Riga, Latvia on August 10, 2017. (U.S. Army... More

Latvian allies fill sand bags while digging a fighting

Latvian allies fill sand bags while digging a fighting

Latvian allies fill sand bags while digging a fighting position in preparation for an upcoming multinational combined defense live-fire exercise, April 5, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. Soldiers assigned to He... More

Pvt. Flint Croy (left), an indirect fire infantryman

Pvt. Flint Croy (left), an indirect fire infantryman

Pvt. Flint Croy (left), an indirect fire infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment hangs a mortar round from a Stryker Armored Fighting Vehicle in a defensi... More

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cristina Moore Urrutia, commander of the United States Air Force in Europe Band, leads her team during the Latvian Independence Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 18, 2018. The parade is b... More

Spc. Danny Welds, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters

Spc. Danny Welds, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters

Spc. Danny Welds, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, dons a life-vest prior to combat boat training, April 20, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. La... More

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, paddle an inflatable zodiac boat to shore while pulling security during combat boat training, April 20, at Adazi Mil... More

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida Air National Guard 'RED HORSE' Squadron, work on the entrance to a school for handicapped children in Riga, Latvia, Aug.11, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Ja... More

First Lt. Mark Antonio, a fire support officer assigned

First Lt. Mark Antonio, a fire support officer assigned

First Lt. Mark Antonio, a fire support officer assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, gives feedback to the scout platoon during an after action review following a ... More

Sgt. Bolivard, Verdine (left), and Sgt. Sergio Garcia

Sgt. Bolivard, Verdine (left), and Sgt. Sergio Garcia

Sgt. Bolivard, Verdine (left), and Sgt. Sergio Garcia (right), both infantrymen assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, treat a simulated casualty during combat lifesaver course evaluations, Ju... More

Spc. Michael Scollard (center), an infantryman assigned

Spc. Michael Scollard (center), an infantryman assigned

Spc. Michael Scollard (center), an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, paddles an inflatable zodiac boat with his team during combat boat training, A... More

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Cristina Moore Urrutia, commander of the United States Air Force in Europe Band, meets with a Latvian liaison officer before the band’s practice in Riga, Latvia, November 17, 2018. The ... More

Local children try on Latvian military gear during

Local children try on Latvian military gear during

Local children try on Latvian military gear during a static display hosted by Latvian allies and soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, March 15, at Adazi ... More

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepare to exit an inflatable zodiac boat, pull security and unload gear during combat boat training, April 20, at A... More

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida

U.S. Airmen Civil Engineers, assigned to the Florida Air National Guard ‘RED HORSE’ Squadron, take a group photo after the ribbon cutting ceremony of a school for handicapped children in Riga, Latvia on Aug. 15... More

Soldiers with the Latvian Zemessardze move out during

Soldiers with the Latvian Zemessardze move out during

Soldiers with the Latvian Zemessardze move out during a small-unit tactics exercise near Iecava on 7 June 2020. The Zemessardze are an all-volunteer force charged with protecting the Latvian homeland, and some ... More

Soldiers assigned to B Battery, Field Artillery Squadron,

Soldiers assigned to B Battery, Field Artillery Squadron,

Soldiers assigned to B Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pause their convoy just south of Latvia’s border with Estonia for a break while travelling along the Baltic Sea coastline followin... More

Sgt. Kyle Thompson (right), a combat medic assigned

Sgt. Kyle Thompson (right), a combat medic assigned

Sgt. Kyle Thompson (right), a combat medic assigned to B Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, evaluates combat lifesaver course candidates as they apply a tourniquet to a simulated casualty ... More

Soldiers from five of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Soldiers from five of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Soldiers from five of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations participating in Summer Shield XIII to raise their country’s flag during the opening ceremony of Summer Shield XIII, April 17, in Adazi Milit... More

Sgt. Miguel Andrade, an indirect fire infantryman assigned

Sgt. Miguel Andrade, an indirect fire infantryman assigned

Sgt. Miguel Andrade, an indirect fire infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment moves a log while clearing a trail during a community outreach project, Apri... More

Lithuanian soldiers view a Canadian soldiers’ medical

Lithuanian soldiers view a Canadian soldiers’ medical

Lithuanian soldiers view a Canadian soldiers’ medical equipment during a static display following the opening ceremony of Summer Shield XIII, April 17, in Adazi Military Base, Latvia. Soldiers of Headquarters a... More

A symbol of America flutters in the breeze as soldiers

A symbol of America flutters in the breeze as soldiers

A symbol of America flutters in the breeze as soldiers assigned to B Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pause their convoy just south of Latvia’s border with Estonia for a break while trav... More

A Canadian soldier leans in for a photo opportunity

A Canadian soldier leans in for a photo opportunity

A Canadian soldier leans in for a photo opportunity during a sniper range as part of Summer Shield XIII, at Adazi Military Base, Latvia, April 18. Snipers of five North Atlantic Treaty Organization nations part... More

Marines guide vehicles off a British roll on roll off

Marines guide vehicles off a British roll on roll off

Marines guide vehicles off a British roll on roll off ship at the Port of Riga, Latvia, before moving the items to Adazi Military base by convoy June 4. The U.S. Marines are currently in Latvia to participate i... More

A joint terminal attack controller from Latvia reacts

A joint terminal attack controller from Latvia reacts

A joint terminal attack controller from Latvia reacts to enemy fire while on a training mission with Airmen from the Georgia Air National Guard’s 116th Security Forces Squadron during Northern Strike 19 in Roge... More

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment fire Carl Gustav recoilless anti-tank rifles as Latvian soldiers supervise and assist during an anti-tank and air def... More

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Stephen Janz (first in front row), a missionary and children’s camp developer from Calgary, Canada, Capt. Ruslans Ma... More

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment connect themselves to a rope connected to a Latvian Mi-17 helicopter during special purpose insertion extraction trai... More

A U.S. Airmen Civil Engineer, assigned to the Florida

A U.S. Airmen Civil Engineer, assigned to the Florida

A U.S. Airmen Civil Engineer, assigned to the Florida Air National Guard ‘RED HORSE’ Squadron, uses masking tape to mask off the window from being painted at a school for handicapped children in Riga, Latvia on... More

A soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

A soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

A soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment slides down a rope from a tower during multinational fast rope familiarization training April 20, at Adazi Military ... More

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

Latvia Celebrates 100 Years of Independence

A Spc. from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stands alongside a soldier from Spain prior to the start of the Latvian Independence Day Parade, Nov. ... More

U.S. Special Forces with 10th Special Forces Group

U.S. Special Forces with 10th Special Forces Group

U.S. Special Forces with 10th Special Forces Group assigned to Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) rehearse room clearing procedures in Daugavpils, Latvia, November 21, 2020 as part of Exercise Winter Sh... More

Spc. Augustin Estrella, an infantryman assigned to

Spc. Augustin Estrella, an infantryman assigned to

Spc. Augustin Estrella, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, calls for indirect fire during a virtual fire mission using the Joint Terminal Air Con... More

Sgt. Nicolas Schroeder, an infantryman assigned to

Sgt. Nicolas Schroeder, an infantryman assigned to

Sgt. Nicolas Schroeder, an infantryman assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, bounds away from enemy contact during the dry-run of a breaking contact and trench cle... More

Soldiers of C Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd

Soldiers of C Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd

Soldiers of C Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment discuss capabilities of M777 A2 towed Howitzers with distinguished guests and senior leaders following a live-fire demonstration during Summ... More

Soldiers assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron and B Battery

Soldiers assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron and B Battery

Soldiers assigned to F Troop, 2nd Squadron and B Battery use radios to communicate the current state of their soldiers and ammunition while training with Lithuanian allies during Saber Strike 16, June 14, at Ad... More

Sgt. Warren Bridenthal (rear), a fire support specialist,

Sgt. Warren Bridenthal (rear), a fire support specialist,

Sgt. Warren Bridenthal (rear), a fire support specialist, supervises and assists Spc. Augustin Estrella, an infantryman, both assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment,... More

A Latvian special forces soldier assists a Special

A Latvian special forces soldier assists a Special

A Latvian special forces soldier assists a Special Operations Command Forward Eastern Europe soldier as he swabs a mortar cannon after firing several iterations of 81mm mortars during weapons familiarization tr... More

Spc. Kyle Miller (right), a cannon crewmember assigned

Spc. Kyle Miller (right), a cannon crewmember assigned

Spc. Kyle Miller (right), a cannon crewmember assigned to B Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fires an M9 semi-automatic pistol during a weapons familiarization range, June 7, at Adazi Mi... More

Spc. Christopher Armstrong (left), a fire support specialist

Spc. Christopher Armstrong (left), a fire support specialist

Spc. Christopher Armstrong (left), a fire support specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, explains components of a Stryker Armored Fighting Vehicle to a P... More

A U.S. Army Patriot Missile System launcher rumbles

A U.S. Army Patriot Missile System launcher rumbles

A U.S. Army Patriot Missile System launcher rumbles down the road during a parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 18, 2018. The parade commemorated 100 years of Latvia's independence from the Russian Empire.

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers stand in formation

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers stand in formation

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers stand in formation after conducting a high-altitude, low-opening jump over Latvia on 18 June 2020. U.S. Special Forces often practice free-fall jump techniques with their count... More

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters

Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment fire from a Stryker Armored Fighting Vehicle during a multinational combined arms live-fire demonstration for disting... More

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