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
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
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
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
Norwegian army Sapper Sgt. Raymond Edvardsen checks his watch as U.S. soldiers from Company A, 91st Engineer Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division arrive and maneuver a 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
A Norwegian army sapper lieutenant explains where fighting positions need to be dug to U.S. Army Cpl. Thomas Olson, a combat engineer team leader from Company A, 91st Engineer Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1 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
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
Latvian Capt. Raimons Martins (center), from the explosive ordnance disposal school at Adazi Training Area, demonstrates the operation of EOD equipment for a student at Garkalnes School, Latvia, Nov. 11, 2014. More
Spc. Markus Barker, a heavy equipment operator with the 91st Engineer Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, focuses on preparing a fighting position for Norwegian infan More
A Norwegian infantry soldier takes up his defensive position prior to a combined U.S.-Norwegian live-fire exercise at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 13, 2014. The exercise featured the two countries trai More
Latvian Pfc. Nikita Pojakovs, from mortar platoon, fire support company, combat support battalion, Adazi Training Area, Latvia, adjusts the advanced combat helmet a Latvian school child was trying on as part of More
A 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
Latvian Capt. Raimons Martins, from the explosive ordnance disposal school at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, shows off one of the EOD robots to a group of Latvian grade-schoolers at Garkalnes School, Latvia, Nov. More
Norwegian army infantry soldiers observe downrange prior to a combined U.S.-Norwegian training exercise that took place at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 13, 2014. The exercise included U.S. armor assets More
1Lt. Kevin Dupree of Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, directs an M1A2 Abrams Tank during a convoy as part of a joint live fire training exercise at More
A Latvian grade-schooler shows off 1st Lt. Christopher Mallen’s body armor during a community outreach event at Garkalnes School, Latvia, Nov. 11, 2014. These activities are part of the U.S. Army Europe-led Ope More
A sign marks the edge of an anti-tank minefield being set up by Norwegian sappers during a joint training exercise at Adazi Training Area, Latvia on Nov. 13, 2014. The exercise included U.S. engineers preparing More
A Norwegian army lieutenant and a U.S. soldier confirm the dig location for a defensive tank position prior to a combined live-fire scenario at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 13, 2014. These activities a More
Norwegian light infantry soldiers assume a defensive position prior to a combined U.S.-Norwegian live-fire exercise at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 13, 2014. The exercise was used to cultivate a good w More
U.S. Army Pvt. Timothy Sharrock, an infantryman with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shakes hands with a Latvian student wearing a set of U.S. body More
A Norwegian infantryman with 2nd platoon, Mek 3 Company, Telemark Battalion, surveys his field of fire during a joint live fire training exercise at Adazi Training Area, Latvia on November 13, 2014. The exercis More
Latvian Pfc. Nikita Polakovs, a member of mortar platoon, fire support company, combat support battalion, helps a student from Garkalnes School into a Latvian load-bearing vest during a community outreach event More
Grenadier Jonricard Schau, a Norwegian sapper, 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 More
M1A2 Abrams tanks from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, move into position for a joint training exercise at Adazi Training Area, Latvia on Nov. 13, More
Latvian Capt. Raimons Martins, from the explosive ordnance disposal school at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, shows off one of the EOD robots to a group of Latvian students at Garkalnes School, Latvia, Nov. 11, 20 More
Norwegian infantrymen with Mek 3 Company, Telemark Battalion, Task Force Viking, prepare their fields of fire during a joint training exercise at Adazi Training Area, Latvia on Nov. 13, 2014. The exercise inclu More
The heat distortion of the muzzle blast sends a round from a U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank streaking downrange at the Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Nov. 13, 2014. The tank was part of a combined U.S.-Norwegian live More
U.S. Army Pvt. Timothy Sharrock, an infantryman with Company A, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, helps a Latvian grade-schooler into a U.S. infantryman fightin More
U.S. Army Cpl. Thomas Olson, a combat engineer team leader from Company A, 91st Engineer Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, explains the requirements of the tank fig More
Norwegian engineers with Mek Company, Telemark Battalion, Task Force Viking, check to see if there are any other fighting positions they need to prepare for their infantry counterparts during a joint training e More
Norwegian Army Sapper Sgt. Raymond Edvardsen observes as a U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division zips past to the notional fron More