Fred Martin and his wife Valjean Young (left) of Atlanta, pose with Nerijus Gvergzdis (front), his sister Raminta and their mother Egidija at their apartment in Kaunas, Lithuania, circa 1996. Fred and Valjean, More
Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade bow their heads for a moment of silence during an Independence Day commemoration in Adazi, Latvia July 4. The day also marked the 73 More
Cavalry Soldiers from Charlie Troop "Crazy Horse," 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment (Airborne), assemble bed frames at Forward Operating Base Goshta in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, March 2.
Pfc. Bryce Gaffar of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, provides security during Operation Herat IV, Oct. 8. The purpose of Operation Herat IV is to deliver a swing set More
U.S. Army soldiers from Bull Dog Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and Bulgarian army soldiers, replicating Afghan National Army, allow a civilian vehicle to pass th More
Afghan soldiers from the Afghan National Army’s 7th Kandak and an Afghan Uniformed Policeman, set up a traffic control point to check local nationals moving through the area during Operation Thunder, an operati More
An U.S. Army soldier with B Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, Task Force 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, provides security during a patrol in Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2012, in support More
U.S. Army Spc. Ethan Wilson pulls security during a patrol near Combat Outpost McClain in Logar province, Afghanistan, Sept. 9, 2012. Wilson is a 19-year-old native of Maurertown, Va., who is serving in eastern More
U.S. Army Soldiers, assigned to A Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), conduct reconnaissance training at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command' More
A U.S. Army soldier, assigned to A Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), scans the terrain during reconnaissance training for the upcoming "Steadfast Jazz" e More
U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to A Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), conduct reconnaissance training for the upcoming “Steadfast Jazz” exercise in Poland More
U.S. Army soldiers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), conduct pre-jump inspections before a combat training jump into Bunker Drop Zone at the 7th Ar More
Paratroopers assigned to 4th Bn., 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regt., 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) drop an M1151 wheeled vehicle and M109 Howitzer from a C-130 Hercules into Bunker Drop Zone More
Paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), fire their weapons during a platoon-level live fire exercise at the 7th Army Joint Multina More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Andrew Martin (right) and Sgt. Anthony Tapia (left), both paratroopers assigned to Anvil Company, 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), More
U.S. Army paratroopers with Anvil Company, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), discuss their tactics during a platoon-level maneuver exercise at the 7th Army Join More
U.S. Army paratroopers with Anvil Company, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) drive off in a high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle, during a platoon-level ma More
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron (Airborne), 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) conduct a pre-mission brief More
U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Szczakowski, a paratrooper assigned to Company D, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), communicates with the range safety officer during t More
U.S. Army Capt. Colin Bair, commander of Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, leads his paratroopers to a passenger terminal after arriving at Ämari Air Base in Estonia, June 19 More
Mati Raidma, (second from left) Estonian Defense Committee Chairman, Estonian Defense Force officers and U.S. Army officers salute while an Estonian army band plays the U.S. national anthem during a ceremony at More
U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade salute as the Estonian flag passes during the Estonian Victory Day parade that began in Valga, Estonia, and ended in Valka More
Paratroopers from Troop A, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, arrive in Rukla, Lithuania, June 24 to train with Lithuanian Land Forces for NATO training exercises. They replaced paratr More
Maj. Scotty Autin (right), the officer-in-charge of 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers in Estonia, shares a brief history of the brigade with Jeffrey D. Levine (left), the U.S. ambassador to Estonia. The U.S. More
U.S. troops from the 173rd Airborne Brigade tour the USS Oscar Austin in Tallinn, Estonia, June 26. Approximately 600 paratroopers from the brigade are in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland as part of an uns More
Leaders from Troop A, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, visit the U.S. Embassy June 26 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron recently arrived in Lithuania to tr More
U.S. Army Spc. Ruben Moulton, a paratrooper assigned to Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, demonstrates proper use of an Improved Target Acquisition System (ITAS) mounted on a More
Maj. Eric Halstrom, executive officer, 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade Ansbach, Germany, Polish Brig. Gen. Tadusz Mikutel, commander, 21st Air Base Tactical Wing, Polish Col More
(Left) Sgt. James Waller, from of Mesa, Ariz., Pfc. Maris Vitenbergs, a native of Riga, Latvia, and Pfc. Gunarus Licis, of Tukums, Latvia, examine their compass and map prior to a land-navigation and emergency More
(Right) Sgt. Stephen Craycraft, a combat medic with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, instructs Latvian soldiers (front) Pvt. Edgars Spule and Pfc. Maris Racenis on proper treatment o More
Pfc. Kevin Gould, a paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, shakes hands with a member of the Riga Lions from Latvia following an amateur league American football game agai More
Paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct an airborne operation July 8 at Nurmsi, Estonia. Approximately 600 paratroopers from the brigade are in Estonia, Latvia, Lit More
Sgt. Hayden Roorda, a forward observer with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fires an M240B machine gun during a qualification range at Adazi, Latvia, July 7. Approximately 600 parat More
Staff Sgt. Bret Richardson, an infantryman from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, hands a Latvian child his first hot Meal Ready-to-Eat at a summer camp in Ergli, Latvia, July 9. Para More
First Lt. Edward Fitzpatrick, a Honolulu native with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, discusses his unit’s equipment and capabilities to Dimitri V. Lipovoski (third from lef More
Spc. Vincent Murray, a native of Akron, Ohio, dives toward home plate during a friendly game between paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and the Latvian national baseba More
Fire and Rescue Chief Capt. Andrzej Podolak (center), of Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, accompanies Pfc. Justin Battles, a native Baytown, Texas, and a paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment More
Sgt. Michael Dawson (left), a native of Warrenton, Ore., and Sgt. 1st Class David McMahon, a native of Fort Wayne, Ind., both with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, demonstrate recove More
Paratroopers from the Polish 18th Airborne Battalion fire simulation rounds from a 23 mm Zenitnaya Ustanovka anti-aircraft gun at a combined training exercise at Ziemsko Airfield, Poland, July 17. This exercise More
Pfc. Ernesto Elizondo, of Riverside, Calif., a paratrooper with Troop A, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, scrapes paint off the walls of an orphanage in Pabrade, Lithuania, July 26. More
A missile fired from a TOW weapon system destroys its target during a field exercise July 29 at Estonia’s Tapa Training Area. Paratroopers from, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire More
Paratroopers from the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in a Strong Bonds Single Soldiers retreat with Latvian Soldiers in Saulkrasti, Latvia, Aug. 1. Over the past year, m More
Sitting on of a horse provided by the Perila Ranch, 1st Sgt. Christopher J. Valverde, a Long Beach, Calif., native serving as first sergeant for Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brig More
Sgt. 1st Class Gregory Sabiniewicz (left), logistics noncommissioned officer-in-charge, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, acts as an interpreter while walking with, Zbigniew Ptak, Dra More
Paratroopers with C Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade head to the rally point after an airborne operation from a 37th Airlift Squadron C More
Republican Congressman Devin Nunes, U.S. representative from California’s 22nd district, visits with Capt. Timothy Keilty of Long Island, N.Y., commander of Troop A, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd A More
Sgt. 1st Class Brett Macy of Indianapolis, mortar platoon sergeant for 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, demonstrates striking techniques to "Sky Soldiers" and Lithuanian Land Forces More
Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J during an airborne operation in Adazi, Latvia, Aug. 7. Paratroopers in Latvia are demonstrating More
Spc. Alexander M. Poulds, a Santa Cruz, Calif., native, and health care specialist for Troop C, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade rests on an airfield tarmac while waiting to advance t More
Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade conducts a radio check with the Troop Commander during Exercise Real Thaw in Toncas, Portugal, March 7, 2017. Exercise Real Thaw is a Po More
A paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade acts and reacts to fire during a live-fire situational lane during Exercise Real Thaw in Alcochete, Portugal, March 9, 2017. Exerci More
Paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade wait in formation prior to a rotation of forces ceremony in Adazi, Latvia, Aug. 12. The 1st Sqdn, 91st Cav. Regt. worked alongside L More
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Carpenter (left), a jumpmaster with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducts pre-jump inspections during a partnered airborne operation with the German 313th More
U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, alongside allied Soldiers from Estonia, Great Britain and the Czech Republic, attend cold load training at the 7t More
U.S. paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade alongside Soldiers from Estonia, Czech Republic and Germany prepare for an assault in an urban environment during traini More
U.S. paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade alongside Soldiers from Estonia, Czech Republic and Germany conduct an assault in an urban environment during training More
A U.S. paratrooper (right), assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, alongside a soldier from the 43rd Czech Airborne Battalion conduct an assault in an urban environment at the More
A Soldier with the Estonian Scouts Battalion conducts movement to contact training alongside U.S. paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, at the 7th Army Joint Mul More
U.S. paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, alongside with German and British army soldiers, perform jumpmaster personnel inspections at the 7th Army Joint Multin More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, set up targets for weapons qualification at the Infantry Training Area in Hammelburg, Germany, Jan. 28, 2015. Para More
A U.S. Army paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade takes cover firing his M249 light machine gun during a combined training exercise at Infantry Training Area in Hammelburg More
U.S. Army paratrooper Spc. Albert Mongony, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fires his M4 carbine while zeroing before qualification at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Tr More
(From left to right) U.S. Army Capt. Andrew J. Michael, outgoing commander of Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Lt. Col. Kyle A. Reed, squadron commander, and Capt More
U.S. troopers assigned to Archer Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepare a M777 Howitzer during a live-fire exercise at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command's Grafenwoehr Tr More
An M119 Howitzer and a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), assigned to 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, hurtles to the ground after being dropped b More
Soldiers with Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade play opposition force against the 1st Infantry Brigade, Estonian Defense Force during Operation Tornado April 22, at the Ce More
A Soldier with the British Army's 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment applies camouflage face paint during a combined sniper exercise with the U.S. Army’s 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Bri More
A U.S. Army paratrooper, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, receives first aid for a minor injury after an combined airborne operation with Czech army paratroopers, assigne More
U.S. Army medics, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Czech Army medics, assigned to the 43rd Airborne Battalion, 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade conduct combined preparation More
U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Czech army paratroopers, assigned to the 43rd Airborne Battalion, 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade, conduct an attac More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Stouffer (center), commander, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade talks to his soldiers during Exercise Sky Soldier II at Bechyne Training Area, Czech Republic, S More
U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Czech army paratroopers, assigned to the 43rd Airborne Battalion, 4th Rapid Reaction Brigade, conduct a pre-mi More
U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare for an air assault operation with Czech army paratroopers, assigned to the 43rd Airborne Battalion, 4th R More
Paratroopers assigned to U.S. Army 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Italian Folgore Brigade conduct simultaneous heavy equipment and personnel airborne operations onto two separat More
Paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade run through a situational training exercise designed to test and train their reaction to contact and tactical battle drills during E More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Slovenian soldiers assemble the drop zone signal area in preparation for an airborne operation at Cerklje Drop Zone in More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Elias Kostakis, paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, applies camouflage paint during the preparation for a live-fire exercise as part of Exer More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, move toward an objective during a night live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock at Pocek Range in Sl More
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Elijiah Howlett, paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, observes the battlefield during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain S More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, fire with M244 mortar during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock at Pocek Range in Slovenia De More
A U.S. Army paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, uses a compass to plot proper grid coordinates during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock at More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare a M244 mortar during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock at Pocek Range in Slovenia De More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Mark Stouffer (right), Commander of 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, welcomes Slovenian Armed Forces Lt. Col. Bostjan Novak (left) as part of a visit during Exerci More
U.S. Army Spc. Ryan South, a paratrooper assigned to the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, launches the RQ-11 Raven unmanned aerial vehicle to conduct low-altitude intelligence, surve More
U.S. Army sniper Spc. Nicholas Logsdon, a paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engages targets during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock at P More
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, engage targets during a live-fire exercise as part of Exercise Mountain Shock at Pocek Range in Slovenia Dec. 9, 2 More
U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, perform jumpmaster inspections during a training jump out of a CH-47F Chinook, from 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation More
A U.S. Army paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade , gives the thumbs up after inspecting the rigging and equipment of two paratroopers from Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade More
From left, Staff Sgt. Philip Seiner, Public Affairs non-commissioned officer, 173rd Airborne Brigade, meets Portuguese public affairs representative from the Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade on the drop zone, b More
A U.S. Army paratrooper with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade checks the target after an M-4 Carbine zero during Exercise Real Thaw in Tancos, Portugal, March 08, 2017. Exercise Real More
U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare for a live-fire team movement exercise during Exercise Real Thaw in Tancos, Portugal, March 09, 2017. Exercise Rea More
Spc. Kevin DeVries, a mortar gunner with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade excavates dirt for the settling of the base plate for a 120mm Mortar during live-fire training at Ex More
Sky Soldiers with A Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade set up a 120mm Mortar during live-fire training at Exercise Real Thaw in Santa Margarida, Portugal, March 10, 2017. Exercis More
U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in a platoon level situational training exercise as a part of Exercise Real Thaw in Alcocete training area, Po More
Two paratroopers with the Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade, give training about the Portuguese parachute equipment to U.S. Army paratroopers with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, befo More
A paratrooper with the Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade conducts an airborne operation from a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J “Hercules” during Exercise Real Thaw in Tancos, Portugal, March 15, 2017. 1st Squadron, More
U.S. Army paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne and Portuguese 1st Airborne Brigade attend the wing exchange ceremony to receive the airborne wings from the Portuguese Paratroop More