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
Arrowhead Stakes candidates pose for a picture outside 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division headquarters, June 30.
Carvin Jones, alongside his band, plays guitar for soldiers at the old Post Exchange on Contingency Operating Base Basra, July 12.
(Left to right) Spc. Eldridge Wilkins Jr., Sgt. Roslyn Wilkins, and Master Sgt. Eldridge Wilkins Sr., are deployed together to Contingency Operating Base Basra. Eldridge Jr., is on his second consecutive deploy More
Staff, Sgt. Jeremy Fowler (left) and Staff Sgt. Deane Barnhardt (far right) interview and photograph a soldier from the 282nd Field Artillery Regiment during a tour of the Ziggurat.
Lt. Col. Kenneth Z. Jennings, an engineer his entire military career, comes to the 368th Engineer Battalion as the new Battalion Commander, June 9. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jacquelyn Pourroy)
Spc. Phillip Fagner, heavy machine operation specialist at the 770th Engineer Battalion, operates an excavator during restoration of a runway at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield July 13.
U.S. Army Capt. Brandi Burrowes, left, and Capt. Julie Brasford, center, both nurses with the 121st Combat Support Hospital, 65th Medical Brigade evaluate a simulated injury of a Soldier during a mass casualty More
U.S. soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, take part in a salute to the Baltic States at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, on Nov. 6, 2014. The salute was More
Capt. Gerald M. Stoermer, commanding officer, A Company, Team Latvia, of 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, instructs dignitaries, media and VIPs on the proper u More
Second Lt. Peter Knisler, A Company, 91st Engineer Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, instructs Latvian soldiers on basic operations of a D7R2 More
An M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division stands ready before a qualification table at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. More
First Lt. Christopher Mallen gives a presentation on the U.S. Army and its role in NATO as part of an outreach event at Garkalnes School, Latvia, Nov. 11, 2014. Mallen spoke to students, along with a representa More
Members of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stand in front of Garkalnes School, Latvia on Nov. 11, 2014 with member of the Latvian and Norwegian Arm More
An M1A2 Abrams tank from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fires the 120mm main gun during a joint live fire training exercise at Adazi Training Area More
The American flag and combat patch of a soldier from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, taken during a rehearsal for the Latvia Day parade in Riga, La More
Second Lt. Matthew S. Fornisamo and Sgt. Russell Cash, with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, observe Latvian soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, More
Latvian Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, the nation’s chief of defense (right), and Latvian Minister of Defense Raimonds Vējonis (center), present Norwegian Major Otto Lovland with a certificate of appreciation for th More
Two M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to start a live-fire training exercise at Adazi Training Area, Latv More
Capt. Gerald M. Stoermer, commanding officer of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses the concept of operations with U.S. and Latvian soldiers More
Scott Warren (standing), a Houston, Texas police officer and member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency training team, instructs servicemembers from the Massachusetts Army and Air National Guard as well More
Service members from the Massachusetts Air and Army National Guard trained along side soldiers from the Canadian Army Reserves at New England Studios, Devens, Mass., March 5, 2014. The U.S. Department of Homela More
Members of the 211th Military Police Battalion, Massachusetts National Guard, stand with batons at port arms during a walk-through training exercise for civil disturbance and crowd control at New England Studio More
FORT MEADE, Md. – Spc. Stephen Doherty, a U.S. Army Reserve Soldier of the 362d Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Londonderry, N.H., listens to a lecture during his news writing class at the Defense Information More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division discuss their shared experiences with members of the Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army’s 60th Ar More
1st Lt. Jacob Geist, a Pennsylvania National Guard Soldier assigned to the 1st Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment, provides security during a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) mitigation exerci More
Sergeant Kendell Rivera, a trumpet player with the United States Forces-Afghanistan Band, takes a break from rehearsals with the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army band on Feb. 27, 2017. Rivera and the USFOR-A band More
Soldiers assigned to Special Operations Command Forward – Jordan represented the U.S. Army during the 9th Annual Warrior Competition, April 30 to May 4, 2017, in Amman Jordan. 31 team from 15 countries came to More
Senior noncommissioned officers from the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) and U.S. Army discuss the professionalization of the JAF NCO corps at the JAF NCO Academy near Amman, Jordan on May 13, 2017. Militar More
Capt. Stephen Strack, a Kentucky Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 149th Military Engagement Team, fires an M9 pistol during the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge qualification May 28, 2017, near More
Andris Bērziņš, the president of Latvia, delivers a speech to commence the Latvia Day Parade on Nov. 18, 2014 in Riga, Latvia. Norwegian and U.S. forces marched in the parade as a show of solidarity for their L More
First Sgt. Thomas Thornhill reviews soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during a rehearsal for the Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov More
Pvt. David Armstrong carries the guidon for Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, during the Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 18, 2014. In 1918, n More
Sgt. Kristopher R. Evans encourages Cpl. David Nagle, combat medic, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, during the last stretch of his two-mile run, July 1, as one of the events in the Arrowhead Stakes NCO of the More
The 36th Inf. Div. soldiers enjoy front-row entertainment as Carvin Jones performs at the old Post Exchange on Contingency Operating Base Basra, July 12.
Soldiers from the 368th Engineer Battalion stand at attention during a change of command ceremony, June 9.
Soldiers of the 770th Engineer Battalion. plan excavating operations for the second of two culverts constructed at the Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield July 13.
U.S. medical personnel assigned to the 121st Combat Support Hospital, 65th Medical Brigade transport a Soldier with a simulated injury during a mass casualty exercise in support of Ulchi Freedom Guardian 2013 a More
Latvian 1st Lt. Aleksandrs Naumovs discusses the joint training he and his soldiers are executing as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, on Nov. 7, 2014. Naumovs is part of a Latv More
Latvian Chief of Defense Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube (left) and U.S. Chief of National Guard Bureau, and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Frank J. Grass, discuss tasks associated with Operation Atlantic R More
Latvian Pfc. Eriks Veldre instructs a Latvian grade-schooler on the proper technique for jumping jacks while Latvian Capt. Laima Berge and U.S Army Pvt. Timothy Sharrock look on during a community relations out More
Staff Sgt. Eric Schmidt from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, waits for instruction before an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle qualification table at A More
A Latvian grade-schooler runs across the courtyard of Garkalnes School, Latvia, wearing a fully loaded rucksack, advanced combat helmet and body armor during a community outreach event on Nov. 11, 2014. These a More
Norwegian Sgt. Raymond Evardsen, an infantryman with Mek 3 Company, Telemark Battalion, Task Force Viking, orients himself as he prepares a fighting position during a joint training exercise at Adazi Training A More
Spc. Demario Miller, from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stands in formation during a rehearsal for the Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia on Nov. More
Andris Bērziņš, the president of Latvia, steps away from his review of U.S. troops from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, before the Latvia Day Parad More
One hundred and sixty soldiers from Norway’s Telemark Battalion stand in formation during their departure ceremony at Camp Adazi, Latvia, Nov. 20, 2014. The Telemark Battalion is made up of professional enliste More
Latvian troops from Company B, 1st Battalion, Infantry Brigade recover a dummy serving as a hostage during an assault the objective training exercise at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 20, 2014. Soldiers from More
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (left) and Latvian Minister of Defense Raimonds Vējonis (right) receive a briefing about a live-fire training exercise Nov. 21, 2014, at Adazi Training Area, Latvia. The More
Latvian soldiers from Company B, 1st Infantry Battalion, Infantry Brigade rush from the woodline toward M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Tea More
Military Police personnel from the Massachusetts Army and Air National Guard as well as Canadian army reserve soldiers from the 3rd Military Police Regiment, Nova Scotia, Canada, listen to a lecture by a Federa More
Canadian Cpl. Colleen Purdy, 2nd in command of 3 Military Police Regiment, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, takes notes during a class on civil disturbance and crowd control at Devens Reserve Forces Training Are More
Soldiers of the 211th Military Police Battalion, Massachusetts National Guard and 3rd Military Police Regiment, Canadian Army Reserve, stand in a wedge formation at New England Studios, Devens, Mass., during a More
FORT MEADE, Md. - Part of the “46 Q” or “public affairs specialist” course at the Defense Information School includes a practical exercise where students must respond to questions from the media (played by inst More
Staff Sgt. Camron Frazier, assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division, climbs out of the driver hatch of a Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army Challenger main b More
Soldiers from U.S. Army Central, U.S. Marines from around southwest Asia and personnel from Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army (JAF) participate in a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) mitigation e More
Sergeant Kendell Rivera and Spc. Peter Bailey, members of the United States Forces-Afghanistan Band, spend time with their counterparts in the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army Band on Feb. 27, 2017 during preparat More
Sergeant First Class Joshua Deiss, from the 2nd Brigade, 102nd Division, engages a pop-up target during the M16-A2 qualification range portion of the Best Warrior Competition at Fort Devens, Massachusetts April More
A Soldier with Special Operations Command Forward – Jordan hits his clay target with a shotgun round during a 3-gun shooting competition as part of the 9th Annual Warrior Competition, April 30 to May 4, 2017, i More
Sgt. Maj. Salem Bani Mustafa, Sergeant Major of the Jordan Armed Forces, shares a fist-bump with Command Sgt. Maj. James Nugent from the 29th Infantry Division during a senior leader engagement at the Jordan Ar More
Capt. Han Choi (left) and Cpl. Jared Ewald of the Canadian Armed Forces complete a 12 km ruck march during the final day of qualification for the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge May 29, 2017, near Amman, More
Latvian helicopters perform a flyover with the Latvian flag during the Latvia Day parade in Riga on Nov. 18, 2014. In 1918, national representatives convened in what is now the National Theatre and proclaimed t More
Maj. Gen. Mark McQueen, deputy chief of staff, mobilization and reserve affairs for U.S. Army Europe, thanks members of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Divis More
Spc. Cory N. Penven, a cavalry scout of the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, is tested on his knowledge of the M2 machine gun at the “Lightning Range,” July 1.
Chaka Khan and her band perform for soldiers at the old Post Exchange on Contingency Operating Base Basra, July 12.
Command Sgt. Maj. John K. Zimmerman (center), 368th Engineer Battalion command sergeant major, passes the battalion colors to Lt. Col. Gregory Scott (third from left), outgoing commander of the 368th Engineer B More
Maj. Gen. William Buckler, Jr. (left), commanding general of the 412th Theater Engineer Command discuss the progress of the 770th's construction mission with 2nd Lt. Richard Verzoni (second form left), engineer More
U.S. Chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Frank J. Grass (left), and Latvian Chief of Defense, Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube (right) tour the motor pool at Adazi Training More
An M2A3 Bradley Fighting vehicle from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, begins a qualification table with tracer rounds at Adazi Training Area, Latvi More
The courtyard at Garkalnes School, Latvia, during an outreach event put on by representatives from the Latvian, Norwegian and U.S. armies on Nov. 11, 2014. Children had the opportunity to try on Army body-armor More
U.S. Army Pvt. Timothy Sharrock, an infantryman with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and Latvian Pfc. Eriks Veldre, a member of mortar platoon, fir More
Cpl. Thomas Olson, a heavy equipment operator with the 91st Engineer Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses the location of fighting positions with a Norwegian More
Members of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division standby as they prepare to participate in a rehearsal for the annual Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, o More
Maj. Gen. Mark T. McQueen, deputy commanding general of mobilization and reserve affairs, headquarters U.S. Army Europe, listens to a soldier after the Latvia Day parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 18, 2014. McQueen More
Norwegian soldiers from Telemark Battalion, Task Force Viking, march to their staging position for the Latvia Day Parade in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 18, 2014. Norwegian and U.S. forces marched in the parade as a show More
Latvian troops from Company B, 1st Battalion, Infantry Brigade, move out from a village after completion of a training exercise consisting of an assault of the village and search and rescue of a hostage at Adaz More
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (left), Latvian Minister of Defense Raimonds Vējonis (center), and Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube (right), Latvian chief of defense, receive a briefing about a live-fire traini More
Two M1A2 Abrams Tanks from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, provide security for Latvian and U.S. troops during a live-fire training exercise at Ada More
Soldiers of the 211th Military Police Battalion, Massachusetts National Guard move to recover from an encirclement formation during a practical exercise at New England Studios, Devens, Mass., during training on More
Soldiers of the 211th Military Police Battalion, Massachusetts National Guard and the Military Police Regiment, Canadian Army Reserve, practice forward movement in a wedge formation at New England Studios, Deve More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 67th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division explore two Challenger tanks from the Jordan Armed Forces – Arab Army’s 60th Armor Brigade, 3r More
Capt. Brian Webb, a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) officer assigned to the Virginia National Guard’s 29th Infantry Division, discusses the scenario for a CBRN exercise with his Jordan Armed More
Members of the United States Forces-Afghanistan Band rehearse with the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army Band and the British Army Contemporary Band on Feb. 27, 2017 in preparation for a joint concert. The USFOR-A More
Sergeant First Class Joshua Deiss, from the 2nd Brigade, 102nd Division, engages a pop-up target during the qualification range portion of the Best Warrior Competition at Fort Devens, Massachusetts April 4, 201 More
Members of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department SWAT Team receive a briefing from their team leader in preparation for an event during the 9th Annual Warrior Competition, April 30 to May 4, 2017, in Amman More
Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army (JAF) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs-of-Staff Lt. Gen. Mahmoud Freihat (center) prepares to accept a ceremonial sword from a U.S. CENTCOM representative during the first-ever change More
Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Latvian chief of defense, thanks soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, for their service and participation in the More
Spc. Robert L. Erb (left) and Spc. Troy Putman, from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stand at attention before the start of the Latvia Day parade o More
Spc. Cory N. Penven (left), a cavalry scout of the 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, appears before the Arrowhead Stakes board, July 1.
Soldiers in the 36th Infantry Division dance to the music as Chaka Khan and her band perform for the troops at the old Post Exchange on Contingency Operating Base Basra, July 12.
The commander of an Iraqi police checkpoint in Dhi Qar province arrives at the checkpoint to meet with U.S. soldiers, Oct. 5. Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Br More
Soldiers from the 368th Engineer Battalion stand in formation during a change of command ceremony, June 9.
Latvian Chief of Defense, Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube (right) thanks U.S. Chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Frank J. Grass, for U.S. support in Operation Atlantic Res More
Latvian Pfc. Eriks Veldre does pushups with a Latvian student dressed in U.S. body armor and advanced combat helmet at a community outreach event at Garkalnes School, Latvia, Nov. 11, 2014. These activities are More
Spc. Ulrich Allen, a heavy equipment operator with the 91st Engineer Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, directs a backhoe loader where to excavate for a fighting pos More
Members of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, march down Krasta Iela in Riga, Latvia, during a rehearsal for the Latvia Day Parade on Nov. 17, 2014. T More