U.S. Army Pfc. Zachary Mancuso with 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division loosens a bolt from an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle during exercise Combined Re More
A Moldovan soldier provides security while conducting a road march during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 6, 2014. Combined Resolve III is More
Romanian soldiers of 21st Mountain Troops Battalion, 2nd Mountain Troops Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, exchange information during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in More
A U.S. Soldier with 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division provide security from aboard an M88A2 Hercules recovery vehicle during exercise Combined Resolve I More
An Armenian soldier provides security around a battlefield operations center during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 6, 2014. Combined Resolv 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 Stoermer, company commander for A Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stands ready as the M1A2 tanks report in prior to a ceremonial firing More
Danish soldiers of Alpha Company, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, Guard Hussar Regiment operate a CV9035DK infantry fighting vehicle while conducting a combat rehearsal during exercise Combined Resolve III at the More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division fired shots from M1A1 Abrams tanks at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 6, 2014. They fired one shot for each of 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
Spc. Ryan Moeller, from Watertown, Wis., a combat medic with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, dons his helmet to begin a day of training exercises o More
U.S. Soldiers of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division observe their sectors of fire from M109A6 Paladin howitzers during exercise Combined More
A Danish soldier pauses after an attack during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Nov. 6, 2014. Combined Resolve III is a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise at More
Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, take part in a Fallen Soldier Remembrance Ceremony to honor Latvian soldiers who gave their lives during Operati More
A Mk-19 grenade launcher is on display during an exhibition of U.S. military weapons, equipment, and vehicles in Tapa on Friday, Nov. 7, 2014. The exhibition was part of Operation Atlantic Resolve and was desig More
Staff Sgt. Darrell Stamps, company master gunner with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, speaks to a platoon of Estonian Conscri More
U.S. Soldiers of Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division move into firing lanes during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multination More
(Left to right) Pvt. Bjoernar Hesjedal, Pvt. Joakim Fon and Sgt. Frode Hirmoen from Telemark Battalion, Mek Company 3 of the Norwegian Army pose with Staff Sgt. Daizon Alexander, Spc. Troy Putman, Pvt. Nathan M More
Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube (left), Latvian chief of defense, and Gen. Frank J. Grass (right), U.S. chief of the National Guard Bureau and member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receive a briefing on the interoperab More
Spc. Conner O’Neal, from Phoenix, a Black Hawk mechanic with C. Co. 3rd. Bn. 158 Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade stationed in Illesheim, Germany, conducts a maintenance check prior to flight on 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
A Romanian soldier checks map coordinates during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 7, 2014. Combined Resolve III is a multinational exercise, More
Lukasz Riedel, a journalist with TVN from Warsaw, Poland interviews Sgt. Jon Polanco, Nov. 7, 2014, at Miroslawic Air Base, Poland, for a segment on a news show called "Dzien Dobry Polska," the Polish equivalen More
A CV9035DK infantry fighting vehicle of Danish Royal Life Guards maneuvers towards the objective while conducting a tactical movement during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Ce More
A U.S. soldier reviews a map while conducting combat rehearsal during exercise Combined Resolve III at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Nov. 8, 2014. Combined Resolve III is a mul More
An M109A6 Paladin howitzer of 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division advances on the objective while conducting a tactical movement during exercise Combined More
Spc. John Papotnik, of Erie, Pa., a Soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shows off an M4 carbine rifle to members of the Lithuanian army during a More
An Estonian resident speaks with Army Staff Sgt. Andre Allen, an M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Commander from B Co., 2-8 Cavalry, 1st Bde., 1st Cavalry Div. from Fort Hood, Texas, during an exhibition of U.S. m More
Spc. Breon Mitchell, infantryman with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, from Fort Hood, Texas, interacts with local families during the Father's Day More
Polish and American Soldiers gather to pay tribute to Polish Independence day and American Veterans Day as part of a ceremony, Nov. 10, 2014, at a Polish army base near Zlocieniec . U.S. Soldiers have been in P 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
(Left to right) Brig. Gen. Andrzej Kusnierek, the commander of a Polish army base near Zlocieniec, Col. Andrew Weate, the chief of operations for the Contingency Command Post, U.S. Army Europe and Chief Warrant More
A soldier of the Lithuanian Land Forces mans his weapon, awaiting an attack by opposing forces during the multinational exercise Iron Sword 2014 in Pabrade, Lithuania, Nov. 11, 2014. More than 2,500 military pe More
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Ross (DDG 71) pipe aboard Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus during his visit aboard Ross while in port in Istanbul, Turkey. Ross is conducting naval operat More
The American and Estonian flags fly side-by-side above the army training grounds here during Operation Atlantic Resolve. The U.S. Army Europe-led Atlantic Resolve, a multinational combined arms exercise involvi 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
Private 1st Class Yannis Palvis, a guide-on bearer for the B Co., 2nd Btn., 8th Reg. Cavalry, 1st Bde., 1st Cavalry Div. from Fort Hood, Texas, stands at parade rest in front of a formation ready to welcome the 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
U.S. Army Bradley and Stryker Fighting Vehicles, driven by Soldiers of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and 2nd Cavalry Regiment, participate in multinational exercise Iron Sword 2014 in Pabra More
School children and faculty from a rural school in Gulbene, Latvia, interact with U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Matthew S. Fornisamo, from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Bri More
A BMP 1, a Polish infantry-fighting vehicle, and M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles are staged to roll out after completing a bilateral live-fire exercise at a range near Drawsko Pomorski, Poland, in support of Ope 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
Norwegian sapper, Grenadier Jonricard Schau looks on as a U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams Tank moves past the defensive line he has surveyed as part of the combined training at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 13, 2 More
Heiko Porval, a training nurse, speaks to Estonian medical personnel and U.S. combat medics attached to 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, about skill sets with advanced lif More
TAPA, Estonia - Heiko Porval, training nurse, demonstrates how to properly use a defibrillator during a refresher course with the U.S. and Estonian military medics, here, as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve N More
Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, learn more about Estonian war history as Siim Ōismaa, a researcher for the Estonian More
Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at Fort Hood, Texas, take a guided tour of the Estonian War Museum, here, after spending th More
After successfully leading his troops through a demanding training exercise, Sgt. Austin Anderson, from 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Platoon, Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion. 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade More
Pfc. Dennis Drazkowski, a native of Norristown, Pa., and a mortar man with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, stationed at 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
Soldiers from Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division call cadence as they march through the streets of old Riga, Latvia, as part of the Latvia Day parade t More
Soldiers with the Bulgarian Armed Forces, participating in the non-lethal systems training course of exercise Platinum Wolf 15, perform a non-lethal systems defensive maneuver Nov. 18 at South Base, Serbia. The More
A pop-up silhouette target awaits members of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, at a Lithuanian Army training area in Rukla, Lithuania, Nov. 18, 2014. Memb More
A Javelin missile trainer unit and its command launch unit (CLU) are on display at the ministry of defense (Kaitseministeerium) for a weapons presentation on Nov. 18, 2014. The presentation was part of a public More
Spc. Nicholas Patin, of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, gives a demonstration of the COFT, or Conduct of Fire Trainer, to members of the Lithuanian Land More
U.S. Air Force and Polish Air Force Airmen move pallets for a C-130 aircraft at Powidz Air Base, Poland, Nov. 19, 2014. Airmen from the 165th Airlift Wing out of Savannah, Georgia deployed to Poland in support More
Spc. Andrew Raines, an infantryman from Phenix City, Ala., and Sgt. Chris Casey, a squad leader from North Baltimore, Ohio, both with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st 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
Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division fire the Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided Missile System (TOW) at Grafenwoehr, Germany, More
The Estonian, American, German and NATO flags decorate a bay for the arrival of Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at Ämari Air Base, Nov. 20, 2014. Stoltenberg's visit is one of many to visit countries of the 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
Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Linas Linkevičius escorts NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg from the plane to the motorcade Nov. 21 on the Kaunas International Airport tarmac. Stoltenberg was visit 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
Damage Controlman Fireman Apprentice Carl Mastenbrook, from Winona, Minn., reviews engineering operational casualty-control procedures in the main engine room aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook More
Sailors aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) draw out the nixie system as part of an anti-submarine warfare drill. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, homeported in Rota, Spain, is conducti More
Sailors aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) perform a foreign object debris (FOD) walkdown before flight quarters Nov. 24, 2014. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, home-ported in Rota, Sp More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Eric Coates, a loadmaster with the 165th Airlift Wing, Georgia Air National Guard, reads through an Air Force instruction manual during a no-notice check ride at Powidz Air Base, Po More
Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jeremy Boling, from Carrollton, Ga., conducts a safety brief to the line-handling detail aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) prior to a refueling at sea evolution, Nov. 25, 2014. Donald C More
Quartermaster 3rd Class Denise Almaraz, from San Antonio, reports the bearing of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as the ship transits the Strait of Messina. Donald Cook More
Sailors aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) clean the forecastle during a freshwater wash down. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer homeport More
Sailors aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conduct a passenger transfer in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 28, 2014. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed in Rota, Spain, is co More
USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducts ridged hull inflatable boat operations in the Mediterranean Sea, Nov. 28, 2014. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed in Rota, Spain, i More
Cmdr. Charles Hampton, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), congratulates newly-promoted petty officers following a frocking ceremony aboard the ship’s flight deck. Donal More
USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) crew members assemble on the ship’s flight deck for a victory photo in support of the upcoming Army-Navy college football game. The 115th iteration of the Army-Navy game takes place Dec More
Cmdr. Charles Hampton, commanding officer of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), talks to the commanding officer of USS Cole (DDG 67) as the ship transit alongside. Donald More
Boatswain’s Mate 1st Class Francisco Galvan, originally from Los Angeles, supervises a line handling evolution aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) as the ship departs from a scheduled port visit in Haifa, Israel, More
An employee of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s Theater Logistics Support Center-Europe removes cabin components from an M1A2 Abrams tank in preparation for cleaning and retrograde maintenance Dec. 11 at More
Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) stand clear as an MH 60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28 reels in a fuel line for an in More
The guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) makes a hard turn after completing a passenger transfer with USS Cole (DDG 67). Donald Cook is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, and is conducting naval oper More
Operations Specialist 2nd Class Cherise Dotson, from Salisbury, Maryland, stands the surface detecting and tracking watch in the bridge aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guide More
Chief Boatswain’s Mate Padraig Monahan, from Lakewood, Colorado, throws "Oscar," a training dummy, overboard as part of a man overboard drill aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), Dec. 18, 2014. Donald Cook, an Arle More
USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits through the Aegean Sea Dec. 25, 2014. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. More
USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) arrives at Constanta, Romania, for a scheduled port visit Dec. 30, 2014. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting nav More
USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) Command Master Chief Mark Schlosser, from Vashon, Wash., supervises the sea-and-anchor detail as the ship prepares to get underway after a scheduled port visit in Constanta, Romania, Ja More
Cmdr. Timothy Moore, left, executive officer, USS Donald Cook (DDG 75), from Fort Valley, Ga., conducts a uniform inspection on Supply Department’s S-3 division inside the Donald Cook barbershop. Donald Cook, a More
The visit, board, search and seizure team aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) conducts suspect search training Jan. 6, 2015. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, S More
Dragoon Troopers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment load Strykers to be transported by train as the unit moves to assume the lead in training with their multi-national partners and allies during Oper More
USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) rigid hull inflatable boat takes part in a passing exercise with the Ukrainian navy ship UKRS Hetman Sahaidachny Jan. 11, 2015. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destro More
Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3d Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment is unofficially welcomed to Ādaži Garrison, Latvia, Jan. 12, 2015. The troop will be partnering with the Lativian Forces Infantry Brigade i More
The U.S. Army Training Support Activity Europe’s Training Aids Production Center in Grafenwoehr, Germany, receives material to build wooden target frames for Operation Atlantic Resolve, Jan. 13, 2015. Soldiers More
Lightning Troop, 3d Cavalry Regiment, 2d Cavalry Regiment is unofficially welcomed at their first formation in Rukla, Lithuania, Jan. 12, 2015. The troop is living and training with the Lithuanian Land Force as More
USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) transits through the Bosphorus Strait Jan. 14, 2015. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting naval operations in the More
Dutch soldiers of Alpha Company, 42nd Infantry Battalion, 13th Mechanized Brigade conduct a reconnaissance mission during exercise Allied Spirit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany More
Strykers of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment arrive in a railhead near Riga, Latvia, Jan. 15, 2015. The Strykers will be used to train with partners and Allies as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. (U.S. Army Photo b More
A Stryker armored vehicle of Nemesis Troop, 4th Cavalry Regiment, maneuvers toward the objective while conducting screening operations during exercise Allied Spirit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center i More
Sailors aboard USS Donald Cook (DDG 75) take the chief petty officer advancement exam Jan. 15, 2015. Donald Cook, an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, is conducting More
U.S. Soldiers of 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Division conduct a medical lane during exercise Allied Spirit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 16, 2015. Exercise Allied Spirit More
Dutch soldiers of Bravo Battery, Fire Support Battalion receive contact while operating a Panzerhaubitze 2000 during exercise Allied Spirit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan More
Dutch soldiers of Alpha Company, 42nd Infantry Battalion, 13th Mechanized Brigade advance through a compound during exercise Allied Spirit at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. More