Estonia

Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus, engages in a round table discussion with Commander of Estonian Navy and Chief of Staff of Navy Capt. Igor Schvede in Tallinn, Estonia.

Sgt. Terry Kim, a native of San Antonio who works as an Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician for the 702nd EOD Company in Grafenwoehr, Germany, observes Estonian EOD technicians using Vallon unexploded ordnan More

Spc. Stephanie Beachley, a native of Frederick, Md., who works as an EOD technician, stands with one of the U.S. State Department donated Caliber bomb robots donated to the Estonian EOD center. The U.S. governm More

An Estonian Politsei member mentors Afghan Uniform Policemen March 29, 2011, during the Basic Patrolman Course in Spin Boldak, Kandahar province, Afghanistan.

Graduates of the basic patrolman course place their hands on the Quran and a rifle during their oath following the graduation ceremony April 7, 2011, at the police training center in Qalat, Zabul province, Afghanistan.

Estonian troops clear a road in Helmand province.

Staff Sgt. Andrew Mimms and Staff Sgt. Brandon Wurth, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, prepare to move a shipping container as they begin operations at Amari Air Base, Estonia, as part of Saber Strike 2 More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster prepares to land at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 8, 2012. The C-17 was delivering cargo and Air Force personnel to Estonia to participate in Saber Strike 2012, a multi-nationa More

Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guardsmen prepare their workstations before a simulation exercise with the Estonian Ground Force, June 8, 2012, in Tapa, Estonia,during Saber Strike 2012. Saber Strike is a U. More

Michigan A-10 Thunderbolt II aircrafts sit on the ramp at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June 9, 2012.

Michigan Air National Guard Master Sgt. Mike Earley and Senior Airman Joseph Mack, maintainers with the 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, fasten a loading ejector rack to an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft atta More

Staff Sgt. John Broughton, a weather forecaster with the 127th Wing at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Mich., reviews local Estonian weather information with Estonian Air Force 1st. Lt. Svetlana Puustusmaa. More

Lt. Col. Bil Henderson, Michigan Air National Guard, looks at grave markers in a small cemetery just outside Amari Air Base, Estonia, June, 10, 2012. For about five decades, the Amari Air Base was used by the m More

Lt. Col Mark Austin, Pennsylvania National Guard, meets his Estonian counterpart for the first time during the initial briefing by the Estonian Brigade commander as part of the Saber Strike 2012 High Command si More

Estonian Lt. Col. Roman Timofejev talks with U.S. Lt. Col. Robert Seeley on the flight line at the Amari Air Base in Estonia, June 10, 2012. Michigan Air National Guard airmen deployed to Estonia in mid-June 20 More

Michigan Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Mike Rygwelski and Estonia Air Force Sgt. Allar Siiroja listen as Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Schrader talks about fire department response to an A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft More

Lance Corporal Forrest Zinkl, an automotive maintenance technician assigned to Combat Landing Brigade-13, tightens down the up-armored, windshield portion of a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement (MTVR) so he a More

Lance Cpl. Ian Wardrop, an automotive maintenance technician assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion-13, works to fasten an up-armored cab to a Medium Tactical Vehicle Replacement. The MTVR is a 7-ton truck used More

U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ian Wardrop, an automotive maintenance technician with Combat Logistics Battalion (CLB) 13, fastens an up-armored cab to a medium tactical vehicle replacement June 12, 2012, in Tall More

Master Sgt. James Wade, a KC-135 crew chief with the Michigan Air National Guard, gives an orientation tour of a KC-135 to members of the Estonian air force, June 12, 2012. Michigan Air National Guard airmen de More

Capt. Ricks W. Polk, USN, commander, Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron One explains the capabilities of the USNS 2nd Lt. John P. Bobo, container & roll-on/roll-off ship, to Lt. Gen. Richard T. Tryon, deputy More

Brig. Gen. Riho Terras, commanding general of the Estonian Defence Forces, is briefed by two airmen from the Michigan Air National Guard, while sitting in an A-10 Thunderbolt II at Amari Air Base, Estonia, June More

Lt. Col. Jaak Tarien is the chief of staff of the Estonian air force and a 1998 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy. Tarien said while at the Academy he learned that Estonia has “good allies. People who are More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Aundre Piggee, the commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and co-director of Saber Strike 2012, cuts the first piece of cake to mark the Army's 237th birthday June 14, 20 More

Michigan Air National Guard airmen and Estonian Air Force airmen pose for a group photo on the ramp at Amari Air Base, Estonia. The Michigan Air National Guard and Estonian Air Force cooperated with one another More

Capt. Bryan Amara listens to his radio as Capt. William Rundell looks at a compass during search and rescue training while the two pilots were operating at the Amari Air Base in Estonia, June 15, 2012. Amara, a More

Maj. Guy Smith (right), from the Pennsylvania National Guard, briefs Brig. Gen. Juris Zeibarts (center), exercise commander from the Latvian Army, and Col. Artur Tiganik (left), incoming brigade commander of th More

Chief Electronics Technician Jason Howes, from the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), paints a fence at the Tondi School for Special Needs Children in Tallinn during a community service project. Fa More

Prime Minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip receives honors from sideboys as he arrives aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99). Farragut is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security o More

Sailors aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99) handle a mooring line during a sea and anchor detail while departing Tallinn. Farragut is on a scheduled deployment in support of maritime secur More

Soldiers from the United States, Estonia and the British army pose for a photo Sept. 12, 2012, at Grafenwoehr training area. The soldiers trained during the standardization phase of the Expert Field Medical Bad More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Frederick "Ben" Hodges, commanding general of NATO's Allied Land Command, arrives at the Paldiski, Estonia military base May 19, 2014, to visit paratroopers with Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion More

Soldiers from the United States, Britain, and Estonia meet at the end of Operation Steadfast Javelin May 22, 2014. Troops from the U.S., U.K., Latvia and Lithuania joined Estonian troops for the largest ground More

A close-up of the Estonian Defence Forces airborne insignia. U.S. Army paratroopers with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, were presented with Estonian jump wings May 27 More

U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard sit on the flight line after a training mission in preparation for the start of Saber Strike 2013 More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Chris Kelley, right, a crew chief assigned to the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, prepares to launch an A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft for a training m More

Estonian Air Force Lt. Col. Arvo Palum??e assists U.S. Air Force Capt. Wesley Dixon, with the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, as he prepares for an incentive flight in an Estonia Air Force More

Estonian Brig. Gen. Meelis Kiili, commander of the Estonia Defense League, presents a gift to U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James Adkins, the adjutant general, Maryland National Guard, at Alu Manor in Alu, Estonia, the s More

Estonian Chief of Defense Maj. Gen. Riho Terras, center right, and Polish army Maj. Gen. Boguslaw Samol, center left, the commander of NATO's Multinational Corps Northeast, talk during a demonstration June 6, 2 More

Lt. Col. Marc LaRoche and Command Sgt. Maj. Hillman Dufour unfurl the colors of 3rd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) as they assume command of Combined Special Operations Task Force -10 (CSOTF-10 More

Maj. Gen. James Adkins, the adjutant general of Maryland, and Estonian Brig. Gen. Meelis Kiili, commander of the Estonia Defense League, prepare to cut an anniversary cake June 4, 2013, in Estonia. (Air Nationa More

U.S. Soldier assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, travel to an objective during a combine situational exercise with the Estonian army, part of Operation Atlantic resolve in Tapa training More

Juozas Olekas, Lithuanian Minister of National Defence, signals the start of ‘Runway Run 2014,’ which kicked off events celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Lithuania joining NATO and the Baltic Air Policing More

Dr. Denis Alexeev, a member of the Saratov University Russia, talks about the growing market of synthetic drugs from Asia April 1 to 69 participants from 34 countries attending the first-ever Program on Counter More

A Swedish air force JAS-39 Gripen taxis to the runway following two F-15C Eagles during the 17th Baltic Region Training Event at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 1, 2014. The event took place in the skies ov More

Maj. Jason Bianchi, 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, Dominykas Vališaukas and Deimantas Grybas pose for a photo in front of an F-15C Eagle during the "Pilot for the Day" event at Šiauliai Air Base, L More

Latvian Lt. Col. Gunars Kaulins, the exercise director for Summer Shield, speaks to U.S. Marines, Latvian soldiers, Estonian soldiers and Lithuanian soldiers during the opening ceremony for the beginning of Sum More

A Lithuanian air force military police member watches as U.S. Air Force security forces Airmen perform a routine traffic stop scenario during combined force training with the Lithuanian air force military polic More

United States Marines, Latvian soldiers and an Estonian service member take questions from a class at Lejasciems Secondary School in Lejasciems, Latvia, April 9, 2014. The service members were invited to the sc More

Marines of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, pose for a picture with Latvian soldiers while training together during exercise Summer Shield at a range n More

A U.S. Air Force C-37 carrying U.S. Sens. John McCain, John Hoeven and John Barrasso taxis after landing at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, April 16, 2014. The Senators visited the Baltic Air Policing mission as More

U.S. Marines with Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from Weapons Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, fire a tube-launched, optically-tracked, wire-guided missile during a joint live-fi More

Latvian Lt. Col. Gunars Kaulins, the exercise director of Summer Shield, U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, the battalion commander of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd M More

Estonian air force Sergeant 1st Class Hannes Sepp, communicates across the runway after a certification barrier engagement at Amari Air Base, Estonia, April 22, 2014. Members of the 48th Air Expeditionary Group More

Maj. Barak Amundson, 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron pilot, flies over Lithuania during a training mission with the Lithuanian air force April 23, 2014. The 48th Air Expeditionary Group has been conducting More

Paratroopers assigned to U.S. Army Europe's 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Airborne, introduce themselves to Lithuanian Soldiers before a ceremony marking their arrival at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, Apr More

Airman 1st Class Priscilla Davis, 48th Air Expeditionary Group response force member, plays with a child at the Šiauliai City Baby’s Orphanage in Lithuania, April 27, 2014. Airmen from the 48th AEG visited the More

Estonian special operation forces attend the opening ceremony for Spring Storm 2014 in Amari, Estonia, May 6, 2014. Spring Storm is an annual training event. Europe-based U.S. Army units were deployed to Poland More

American and Estonian Special Operation Forces jumpmasters spot a drop zone and give a one minute time warning for jumpers in Amari, Estonia, May 7, 2014. The two partner nations are participating in a wing exc More

Estonian army Staff Sgt. Viido Naruskberg, right, a jumpmaster, waits for drop time during a combined U.S.-Estonian airborne operation at Amari Air Base in Estonia May 8, 2014. Europe-based U.S. Army units were More

Estonian army Capt. Martin Joesaar, a jumpmaster, looks for reference points during a combined airborne operation at ?mari Air Base in Estonia May 8, 2014. Europe-based U.S. Army units were deployed to Poland, More

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, from Tennessee, arrives at Paldiski Barracks, Estonia, May 24, 2014, to visit U.S. Army paratroopers with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade. During More

Paratroopers with the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade, and the United Kingdom’s British Burma Company, 1st Battalion, Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment, attend a memorial service May 25, 2014, at Paldiski Barrac More

U.S. Army Capt. Chris Hall (right), an Army surgeon with 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, poses with his brother, Army National Guard Lt. Col. John Hall, the commander of the 126t More

Soldiers from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade unload equipment from a CH-47F Chinook helicopter in Miroslawiec, Poland. The Soldiers are in Poland to support U.S. Army Europe's persistent presence land forces More

U.S. Army Pvt. Daeyvon Jones, a paratrooper assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, provides security during training at the Tapa training area in Estonia on June More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jesse Miller, a platoon sergeant with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, steadies a door frame during construction of a mock village near Tapa, E More

U.S. Army Sgt. John Sheets, a team leader assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, gives instructions to his paratroopers during a live-fire training exercise near More

U.S. Army Sgt. Lenoard Walker, a paratrooper assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, instructs Estonian soldiers on the use of 60 mm mortars during a co More

Taavi Roivas, left, Prime Minister of Estonia, and Lt. Cdr. Matthew Olson, Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 Officer in Charge, discuss the flight station controls of VP-45's P-8A Poseidon during Baltic Operations (BALTO More

Estonian Pvt. Taavi Ploom, anti-tank infantry battalion, smokes a cigarette as he waits to attack the enemy, simulated by United States Army and Air National Guard personnel during a Saber Strike exercise in th More

U.S. Army Pfc. Tanner Thompson, a paratrooper assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Estonian Defense Force Sgt. Sten Väinaste, a member of Mortar Platoon, Sc More

U.S. Air National Guard and Latvian Tactical Air Control Parties watch a British Eurofighter Typhoon fly over the Adazi training Area, in Latvia, June 12, 2014 in part of a show of force demonstration during th More

British Army Sgt. James Pierce, left, and Cpl. Rob Lush, both Observer Coach Trainers (OCTs) for the Saber Strike exercise, look over a map as they observe their training lane at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, Ju More

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assault target buildings as part of a platoon live-fire exercise near Tapa, Estonia, June 12. Appro More

U.S. Army paratroopers, assigned to Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, gather around a birthday cake made by Estonian bakers before a ceremony celebrating the U.S. Army's More

U.S. Air National Guard Col. Pierre Oury, Air National Guard advisor to COMUSAFE-AFAFRICA, speaks to Norwegian soldiers during an immersion tour as part of Saber Strike at the Ādaži Training Area, Latvia, June More

U.S. Army paratroopers with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, provide cover fire during a training exercise in Tapa, Estonia, June 14. Approximately 600 paratroopers fro More

Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group and Estonian military members board a C-130 J-model for parachute training during the Air Force-specific portion of Saber Strike at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, J 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

The 173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers stand with their Latvian counterparts during a ceremony at Adazi, Latvia, marking the rotation of forces within the brigade June 25. The 173rd has maintained a rotational More

Logistics Specialist 3rd (SW) Class Emmanuel Nwogu pulls in mooring lines aboard guided-missile destoyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) after arriving in Tallinn, Estonia. Oscar Austin, homeported in Norfolk, Va., i More

Cmdr. Brian Diebold, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), greets U.S. Ambassador to Estonia Jeffrey D. Levine on the flight deck aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS More

TALLINN, Estonia (Jun. 25, 2014) Sailors pull in mooring lines aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) after arriving in Tallinn, Estonia. Oscar Austin, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is on More

Electronics Technician 1st Class Scott Hallahan leads Estonian school students on a tour of the guided-missile destoyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79). Oscar Austin is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime s 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

Lt. Matt Philbin answers questions aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) while in port in Tallinn, Estonia. Oscar Austin, homeported in Norfolk, Va., is on a scheduled deployment support 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

Cmdr. Brian Diebold, right, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) greets President of the Republic of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves during a Fourth of July celebration host More

Cmdr. Brian Diebold, commanding officer of guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) greets the President of the Repulic of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves at the Fourth of July celebration hosted by Jeff 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

Spc. Ohkari Olton, a New York City native and paratrooper assigned to 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, performs warm-up exercises with fellow paratroopers and recruits from the Eston 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

Prime minister of Estonia Taavi Roivas praises the American and British governments for their support in financing and constructing Magdaleena Hospital’s Amputee Care Center during a speech July 2 at the center 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

Spc. Richard Heldenfels, a native of Akron, Ohio, and combat medic assigned to Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, hides behind a door while playing as opposing force to paratroopers practicing e More