The Seal of Latvia in front of the presidential box at the Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 18, 2014. In 1918, national representatives convened in what is now the National Theatre and proclaimed the ind More
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stand at attention before moving out during a rehearsal for the Latvia Day parade Nov. 17, 2014. In 1 More
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, await the order to march in the Latvia Day Parade on Nov. 18, 2014 in Riga, Latvia. In 1918, national More
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, march to their starting position for the Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, on November 18, 2014. In More
Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security at the ruins of the former Forward Operating Base Scania during an engineering operation, Aug. 20, 2011. A machi More
Maj. Jason Holder (left), the operations officer in charge for the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, assesses and discusses security concerns on highway routes throughout t More
Sgt. 1st Class Donohoe and Sgt. Taylor, members of the mortar platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, fire illumination rounds fo More
A soldier assigned to the 380th Engineer Support Company, leads a truck to scoop dirt off the side of the road, here, Sept. 23. This ongoing operation serves as a measure of protection for U.S. forces as they t More
Iraqi police officers escort bags of much needed supplies to the Duhgarah hospital, here, October 2011. The Iraqi police teamed up with soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cava More
Local school children stand in a waiting line to receive school supplies from Iraqi Police and soldiers of Cobra Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, here, Oct. 5. (U More
Soldiers of Bandog Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, enjoy a feast with leaders of the town after a meeting, here, Oct 7. This feast was a first for many of the so More
Mine Resistant Ambush Protected trucks take the off-ramp on Highway 1 Oct. 14. The soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, are responsible for the security of a More
Second Lt. Brittany Myatt, the chemical officer for the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, greets Iraqi students as they wait to receive school supplies, here, Oct 18. Soldi More
Soldiers assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to unload Hesco barriers to distribute to local Iraqi Police, here, Oct. 30. The Bandogs provides More
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, witnessed cloud ripples of red, orange, yellow and blue transcend through the sky as the sunset here, Jan. 3. More
A medic non-commissioned officer (center), assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, assesses the treatment of wounds on a casualty, at Camp Buehring, K More
An executive officer, D Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, inspects an M2 .50-caliber machine gun before he signs for weapons being transferred to his u More
Fredericksburg, Texas native, Sgt. Bobby Nieto assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts preventive maintenance check and services on a More
Goliad, Texas native Sgt. Ross Woods (center), assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, crosses the finish-line, completing the 12-mile ruck mar More
Spc. Antonio Beauford and Pfc. Jody Padilla of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division take a break from training to enjoy a laugh in the so More
The soldiers of Bandog Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment conducted an M4 and M9 range with their Kuwaiti army partners, Feb. 15-16. The range served as an opportunity to familiarize the Kuwaitis with More
Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division move briskly during the live fire exercise in preparation for the Sullivan Cup competition, March 11. (U.S. Arm More
Staff Sgt. Jacob Denney, assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, evaluates Spc. Robert Murphy as he loads and unloads a .50-caliber machine gun More
Scouts assigned to the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct physical training with an M-40 series chemical protectiv More
Pfc. Abdul Sheikh assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, throws a hand grenade during a simulated Expert Infantryman Badge course, March 20 More
Pvt. Anthony Alvarez, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment prepares to swing while Sgt. Edgar Alvarado, HHC 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, catches.
Soldiers and spouses laugh and share stories with Stephanie Mellow, mobilization and deployment specialist, Army Community Service and Alamogordo, N.M. native, during a Post-Deployment Resilience Training for S More
U.S. Army soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division ride mountain bikes in the Belton Lake Outdoor Recreation Area near Fort Hood as part of the Warrior Ad More
Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division off-load their vehicles from the rail cars at the Parsberg Railhead. The Soldiers are participating in Combined Resolve II, a U.S. Army Europe-directe More
Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment move out from their motor pool on Hohenfels Army base as they prepare for the multi-national training exercise, Combined More
Lithuanian soldiers conduct an air assault with 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment during urban assault training on Hohenfels Army base during the multi-national training exercise, Combined Resolve II.
Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepare for urban assault training at Hohenfels Army base during the multi-national training exercise, More
Lt. Col Carter Price, commander of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shakes hands with Croatian Soldiers during a capabilities day presentation prior to the sta More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct training maneuvers at Hohenfels Training area during Combined Resolve II.
A Soldier with Company B, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepares to breach an obstacle during a partnered training exercise at Hohenfels Training area during Com More
Capt. Christine Connolly, foreground, the Judge Advocate General for the 547th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Civil Support Command and Capt. Doug Wells, a military police officer fro More
Soldiers from Company B, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division set up concertina wire obstacles to prevent enemy forces from attacking during force-on-force combat train More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment provides aerial support to infantrymen from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team during combat training More
Capt. John Flanagan, commander of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, plans combat training operations with Georgian commanders out in Hohenfels Traini More
Georgian infantrymen take a short break from operations during force-on-force combat training at Hohenfels Training Area during the multi-national training exercise, Combined Resolve II.
An Austrian infantryman prepares for an OPFOR attack during the multinational training exercise, Combined Resolve II.
French infantrymen shoot and move during a firefight with opposing forces at the Hohenfels Training area during the multi-national training exercise, Combined Resolve II.
Spc. Nicholas Rapcan, left, and Sgt. 1st Class David Rapcan, right, pose for a photo on Hohenfels Army base.
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Squadron, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, wash their M88 at the Hohenfels wash rack after completing the maneuver training portion of the multinational tr More
A German Soldier from the 4th Company, 467th Logistics Battalion, fires an M9 pistol during the schuetzenschnur, a German weapons proficiency test at Grafenwoehr Army base in Germany. Soldiers from 1st Brigade More
Soldiers from Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Squadron, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division boresight their tanks prior to conducting gunnery at Grafenwoehr Army base during the multi-national t More
A view of the German Army-owned cottage near the town of Reit im Winkl. Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division were given the opportunity to stay in a German Army-owned cottage up in the Al More
Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and Soldiers from the German, Czech and Polish armies cross the River Oder as they begin the 40 kilometer Oderlander Marsch, June 14 at Frankfurt an d More
Pfc. Terrianna Martin, second from right, poses for a photo with her tank crew in Germany while participating in gunnery during the multinational exercise Combined Resolve II.
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct an after action review after the fire team conducted the dry-fire iteration of their live fire More
Artillerymen with Battery A, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment fire their Paladins during a live fire training exercise at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, June 20.
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division move to their objective during squad live fire certification training at Grafenwoehr Training area, Ge More
Soldiers from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division begin the 100 meter swim portion of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge testing at Grafenwoehr Army Base, June 24.
Staff Sgt. Jay Hocker, the operations noncommissioned officer for 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division plots graphics on a map for the combined arms live fire exercise at Grafenwoehr Army Base, Germany, June 26.
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division prepare to qualify on the M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia Nov. 11, 20 More
Before Soldiers and vehicles start arriving, Staff Sgt. Christopher Nemier, Bradley Fighting Vehicle Supervisor, Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, briefs the concept of operations for vehicle More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct pre-fire checks on their tank at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Oct. 1.
Spc. Todd Caudle (right) with the 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion and Spc. Anthony Rivera with 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, assemble the components of a communications dish at More
Soldiers assigned to B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, perform maintenance on the tracks of the M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle at a motor pool in Rukl More
An infantryman with 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division stands in formation during Capabilities Day, which is an opportunity for all the nations participating in More
An U.S. Army assault breach vehicle of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, plows through a simulated mine field during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint More
An U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, moves out to participate in a company attack lane during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joi More
First Sgt. Thomas Thornhill, first sergeant for Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division talks with Capt. Ruslans Markevics, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Latvian More
U.S. Army assault breacher vehicles of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, plow through a simulated mine field during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint More
U.S. Army Sgt. Nicholas Conway, of Fox Company 1-158, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade based out of Ansbach, Germany, and Polish Armed Forces Captain Jacek Jakubik, chief of tower for the last 18 years, work togeth More
U.S. Army Capt. Anthony Dunkin, left, with the Vampire Team, Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) (Operations Group) instructs U.S. Soldiers of 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Regiment and U.S. Airm More
A Romanian soldier of Bravo Company, Infantry Battalion provides security while conducting a patrol during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 2 More
U.S. Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division check the perimeter of an M109A6 Paladin howitzer during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint M More
Soldiers from Latvia, Norway and the U.S. work to complete 100 meters of burpee broad jumps as part of a competition of physical fitness, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 at Adazi Training Area, Latvia. The competition More
Romanian soldiers of Bravo Company, Infantry Battalion speak with a civilian role player while conducting a patrol during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, More
A U.S. Soldier of 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division enters his position on a global positioning system during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint More
Artillerymen with Battery C,1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division conduct re-arm, re-supply and re-fuel operations at Hohenfels Training Area, Oct. 26. Comb More
A Bulgarian soldier communicates on his radio while conducting a movement to contact lane during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 26, 2014. More
Moldovan soldiers inspect weapons while receiving a mission brief prior to conducting a company situational training exercise during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in More
A Romanian soldier of 21st Mounted Battalion updates a map during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 26, 2014. Combined Resolve III is a multi More
Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general of 1st Cavalry Division, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas stands with newly promoted Cap. Bryan Dayton of 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Briga More
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 9th Air Support Operations Squadron, 3rd Air Support Operations Group look for a grid coordinate on their map during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readines More
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Army veteran, greets Maj. Matthew P. Weberg, brigade chaplain, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during the se More
A U.S. Army M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division provides security while conducting an assault during exercise Combin More
A Romanian soldier provides security during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 27, 2014. Combined Resolve III is a multinational exercise, whic More
The crew of an M1126 Stryker from Commanche Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stand-by to roll out to their next react to ambush lane with Estonian soldiers at a training area near Tapa, Estonia, Oct. More
Lt. Col. Douglas Hayes, left, commander of the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division briefs Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, right, commander of the 1st Cavalry Div More
U.S. Army instructors of the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) discuss training operations during exercise Combined Resolve III at the JMRC in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 28, 2014. Combined Resolve III More
U.S. Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division provide security from an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle after receiving small arms fire during exercise Comb More
An M109A6 Paladin howitzer of 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division is staged for a fire mission during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinati More
Soldiers with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, work with Latvian soldiers at an orphanage in the Latvian town of Vaive. The teams spent most of Oct. 28, 20 More
Sgt. 1st Class Ivan Alvira, a military policeman from Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, hands a Bulgarian troop a riot shield in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 29. (U. More
Armenian soldiers gather information from civilian role players during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 29, 2014. Combined Resolve III is a More
Sgt. 1st Class Robby Burns, acting first sergeant assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Staff Sgt. Sostakas, assigned to Lithuanian Armed Forces analyze range schematics and safety measur More
A U.S. Soldier of 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division looks through binoculars while observing his sector of fire during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint More
U.S. and Norwegian Soldiers conducted Master Breachers Course at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, where the Soldiers are participating in Operation Atlantic Resolve, Oct. 29, 2014. The U.S. Army Europe-led Operatio More
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jarrett Whiten of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division dismounts an M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle while conducting defense lane trai More
Romanian soldiers adjust sites on an 82mm mortar model 1977 during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 30, 2014. Combined Resolve III is a mult More
Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and soldiers assigned to the Lithuanian Armed Forces execute a combined arms live-fire exercise to demonstrate joint maneuvering capability and fi More
Bulgarian soldiers of the 1st Company, 42nd Infantry Battalion drag a simulated wounded soldier to safety during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, More
A U.S. Soldier of the 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division shaves using the side mirror of a Humvee during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multi More
Moldovan military police Soldiers demonstrate their abilities in entering and clearing a room in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 31, as Sgt. 1st Class Ivan Alvira, a military police Soldier with Headquarters, Headquar More
U.S. Army Spc. Josue Vasquez of Bravo Company, 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion drives a metal grounding stake into the ground during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center More
Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, left, 1st Cavalry Division commander, listens as Capt. Theodore Kleinsorge, commander, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division brie More
A U.S. Soldier of 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division ground guides an M109A6 Paladin howitzer during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinati More