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
Col. John DiGiambattista, commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with brigade Soldiers about the importance of participation in the upcoming Atlantic Resolve exercises in Poland, Eston More
Soldiers and leaders from 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, participated in a two-day course on the cultural and geopolitical environment in Poland and the Baltics from Aug. 27 to 28, as preparatio More
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
Capt. Jared Graham (left), a Cavalry Leader Course instructor assigned to 3rd Squadron, 16th Cavalry Regiment, 316th Cavalry Brigade, explains mission planning strategy to Capt. James Harrison (center), and Sta 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
Bradley Fighting Vehicles, Strykers, Humvees, Armored Personnel Carriers, HEMTT Fuel trucks, and other U.S. Army tactical vehicles were offloaded here and transferred to rail lines Sept. 30 - Oct. 1 for transpo More
Capt. Michael Sims, commander, C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Maj. Matthew Hodges, team chief, Task Force Lithuania, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, speak with Maj. Gen. Almanta More
Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, commander, Lithuanian Land Forces, welcomes U.S. Soldiers to Lithuania Oct. 8 for Atlantic Resolve, multinational combined arms exercise taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania More
Staff Sgt. Christopher Nemier, Bradley Fighting Vehicle maintenance supervisor, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, discusses Army technical manuals, p More
In the first of several cultural exchange outings, U.S. Cavalry Soldiers visited the Kaunas Fortress and museum Oct. 11 to learn about the horrific history of the site that has served as Russian military fortif More
International military observers from Ukraine, the Czech Republic, China and Poland discuss the demonstration Oct. 16 after witnessing U.S. and Lithuanian Soldiers fire Javelin Portable Anti-tank missiles, AT4 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 Estonian Soldier maneuvers to a defensive fighting position during a Force on Force training exercise against U.S. Army Soldiers from 1st Squadron (Stryker), 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1 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
First Lt. Fernando Rodriguez, a Platoon Leader with 1st Squadron (Stryker), 2nd Cavalry Regiment, takes instruction from Staff Sgt. Erin Jackson, the hand grenade range Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, prior 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 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
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
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
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. 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
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
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 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
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
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
Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general of 1st Cavalry Division spent time seeing where Soldiers work and train during a visit to the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 1, 2014. Units from 2nd Battalion, 8t More
Soldiers from the 2nd Light Reconnaissance Squadron of the Danish Army prepare for an air assault mission during the multinational training exercise, Combined Resolve III. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. John Farmer, More
Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, carry a simulated casualty to a fortified, safe position during a room clearing exercise as part of Iron Sword 2014 on Nov. 4,2014. This More
From a hasty fighting position, U.S. Soldiers fire a M240C coaxial machine gun from a Bradley Fighting Vehicle Nov. 5 to repel an advance of British forces during a situational training exercise. The training i 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
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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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. 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
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
ISS042E037793 (12/13/2014) --- ESA (European Space Station) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti on board the International Space Station Dec. 13th, 2014 took this night exposure of the Earth showing an Aurora with More
A boat in the water near a castle / A boat in a lake surrounded by tall green grass / Public domain stock photo.
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
Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division tighten down M1A2 Abrams tanks for eventual shipment to Poland and the Baltic states Aug. 19 at the Fo More
A M1A2 Abrams Tank from the Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division moves off the course after completing a qualification table at the Adazi Training Area, More
Capt. James Harrison (left), and Staff Sgt. Arthur Jennings, both assigned to 1st Squadron “Garryowen,” 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team “Ironhorse,” 1st Cavalry Division, review a map during a Mob More
First Lt. John O’Brien, platoon leader, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, ground guides Spc. Christopher Barnett, platoon leader’s driver, B Company, More
Lithuanian school children and members of the public check out U.S. and Lithuanian military vehicles and gear at a public static display, and welcomed the Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1s More
Spc. Pedro Rasario, pll clerk, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, demonstrates the SAMS-E maintenance system to visiting Lithuanian military logistici More
Soldiers from the Fort Hood, Texas-based 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, and the Vilseck, Germany-based 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, participated in the weeklong Hunter 2014 anti-tank exercise with More
Sgt. Brandon Torres, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, bounds across his objective lane after reacting to fire during a bunker assault exercise at a More
An Estonian Soldier moves to a defensive fighting position during a Force on Force training exercise with the U.S. Army near Tapa, Estonia, Oct. 23, 2014. The U.S. Army Europe-led Atlantic Resolve, a multinatio More
A field artilleryman with 1st Battalion, 82 Field Artillery Regiment, discusses the capability of the Paladin self-propelled artillery piece during Capabilities Day, which is an opportunity for all the nations More
Staff Sgt. Erin Jackson, the hand grenade range Noncommissioned Officer in Charge, gives instruction to a Soldier from 1st Squadron (Stryker), 2nd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division More
First Sgt. Thomas Thornhill, first sergeant for Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division celebrates the conclusion of the 2-mile timed run that was part of a 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. Com More
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Army veteran,, visits with Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division on a Lithuanian military More
A column of M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicles and M1126 Strykers from 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division and 1st Squadron (Stryker), 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepare to More
Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, left, commander of the 1st Cavalry Division observes a fire mission in the 1-82 FA tactical operations center at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Oct 28, during Combined Resolve II More
Soldiers from C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and their Lithuanian army counterparts assigned to Lithuanian Armed Forces prepare for a combined arms live-fire exercise at a military installation ne More
Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, and their counterparts from the Lithuanian Armed Forces display their weapons and vehicles in front of a crowd of Lithuanian civilian medi More
Pfc. Kamrin McGarry, a crew chief with 3-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, prepares his gear for an air assault mission during the multinational training exercise, Combined Resolve III. (U.S. Army photo by Ca More
Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, commanding general of 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Army, met with Col. Martins Liberts, commander, Latvian National Armed Forces, Land Forces, Infantry Brigade during a visit to the Adazi More
1st Lt. Brian Blair, platoon leader assigned to C Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, directs military policemen assigned to the Lithuanian Armed Forces, through an objective building to be searched, dur More
Latvian Army colonel, Col. Mārtinš Liberts (right), commander of the Latvian Land Forces Infantry Brigade briefs dignitaries, VIPs and local media on the significance of the ceremonial firing of tank rounds at More