Estonia

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

Lt. Gen. Edward Gruszka, chief of logistics for the Polish armed forces, speaks with 1st Lt. Jordan Alvarado of Indianapolis, Ind., a paratrooper assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 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

Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, conducted a jump during Operation Atlantic Resolve in Poland. The 173rd AB is the U.S. Army’s contingency-response force in Europe and is c More

Polish Land Rover enthusiasts at the 5th annual Land Rover Only gathering take pictures and climb into Humvees of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade near Konotop, Poland, More

Sgt. Benjamin M. Lewis (left), the forward observer for 3rd Platoon, Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, helps a paratrooper from his unit familiarize himself with an M320 gren 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

Soldiers from the Estonian Scoutspataljon (Single Scouts Infantry Battalion) and a paratrooper from Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, carry a 350-pound litter July 16 in Pald 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

Estonian army Sgt. 1st Class Kalmaru Elari (left), range master for the Estonian army’s Logistics Battalion, pinpoints locations for live-fire exercises with 1st Lt. Edward Fitzpatrick (right), a Honolulu, Hawa More

Pvt. Taylor Ehli (center), a Mesa, Ariz., native, and Sgt. Jorge Andoine (far right) a Florence, Fla., native, and combat medic assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, teach More

Capt. Matthew McCarthy (center), commander, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, leads his company on a ruck march to an observation post near Konotop, Poland, July 22. The More

From left, Estonian Land Forces Lt. Col. Kaarel Maesalu, the commander of the 1st Artillery Battalion, and U.S. Army Capt. Eliot S. Proctor, the commander of Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery More

Spc. Xavier M. Bray, an Omaha, Nebraska native serving as a cannon crew member for Battery A, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, acquires targeting information from More

Lt. Col. Kaarel Maesalu, commander of the Estonian Artillery Battalion, pulls the lanyard on a M119A2 105 millimeter howitzer at Estonia’s Tapa training grounds, July 22. The howitzer, operated by paratroopers More

Lithuanian Land Force Soldiers call for close air support from a Lithuanian L-39 Albatross during a training scenario July 24. The Lithuanian Soldiers were training with paratroopers from 1st Squadron, 91st Cav More

Spc. Nicolaus Shaffer, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and a native of Apple Valley, Calif., shows a Polish army soldier of the 6th Airborne Brigade how to perform a fu More

Sgt. 1st Class Karl Yepez (center) a San Diego native, combat engineer and platoon sergeant attached to the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, teaches an introductory class on detonation More

Guest speaker, Peter Verga, who is the chief of staff and senior career official for the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, said “our challenge is to suppress terrorist acts” in his speech at the graduation 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

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

During a meeting at the country office in Drawsko Pomorskie, Mayor Zbigniew Ptak (left) and Capt. Matthew McCarthy, commander, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, discuss 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

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

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

Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade step off an U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules transport plane Aug. 12 at Amari Airbase, Estonia. Company B’s arrival in More

Spc. Spencer B. Gordon, a Merritt Island, Fla., native and infantryman for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade removes weeds to make way for Jakob Westholmi Gumnaasium’s sc More

Sgt. 1st Class Nate Haumschild, a native of Stillwater, Minn., and assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Division, shows members of the Polish army's 6th Airborne Battali More

Three paratroopers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade wait to begin the 2014 Estonian 1st Infantry Brigade Cross Country Cycling Competition held Aug. 19 in Paldiski, More

American, Polish and Canadian paratroopers parachute from a Royal Canadian Air Force C-130J Hercules using Canadian T-10 parachutes over Ziemsko Airfield near Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, in support of Operation More

Staff Sgt. Ross A. Murphy (left), a Raleigh, N.C., native serving as a platoon sergeant in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade directs a radio operator from the Estonian De More

First Lt. Joshua Webster, a Long Beach, Calif., native and platoon leader assigned to the Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade leads mounted live-fire training from a Humvee More

Sgt. Torin Reedstrom (center), a Cary, N.C., native and squad leader assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, monitors a bunker as range safety during M67 hand gren More

Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team “Ironhorse,” 1st Cavalry Division prepare for upcoming training exercises across Europe by conducting the classroom portion of military driver's training Sept. 2 More

Sgt. Ryan Reed, a native of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and squad leader assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, presents his squads role in the night raid that kicked o More

President Barack Obama shakes hands with paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade and Estonian soldiers from the Estonian Single Scouts Battalion during a troop visit event held Sept. 3 in Tallinn, Estonia. More

Estonian Defense Forces soldiers from Company C, Single Scouts Infantry Battalion lay down covering fire as they prepare to assault a building Sep. 4 at Murru Vangra, an abandoned prison in Rummu, Estonia. The More

Capt. Matthew McCarthy (left), commander, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade and Drawsko Pomorskie Mayor Zbigniew Ptak pose for a photo with identical trophies in Drawsko More

U.S. Army Capt. David Hanson (left), an Owego, N.Y., nativ,e and staff officer assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division shakes hands with Father Krzyszto More

A memorial stands to honor the service and sacrifice of Romanian Land Forces Sgt. 1st Class Adrian C. Leu during a memorial ceremony held at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. More

Guitarist Sgt. Bobby Gulley, of Topock, Ariz., leads the Musik Brigade through some of the set Sept. 16, at the Russian Cultural Center in Tallinn, Estonia. The Musik Brigade, based in Sembach, Germany, is a re More

Paratroopers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade meet with staff from the Tallinn Zoo here Sept. 19. The paratroopers were given a brief history of the zoo and its mis More

Lt. Col. Geoffrey Wright (standing), the Defense Attache at the U.S. Embassy in Tallinn, spoke to the leadership of Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade out of Vicenza, Ital More

U.S. Cavalry Soldiers and their Lithuanian Land Forces counterparts participate in an advanced rifle marksmanship range Oct. 15. Soldiers from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat More

Spc. Todd Caudle (right) with the 44th Expeditionary Signal Battalion and Spc. Anthony Rivera with 2nd Squadron, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, assemble the components of a communications dish at 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

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

Maj. Gen. Michael Bills, left, 1st Cavalry Division commander, listens as Capt. Theodore Kleinsorge, commander, B Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division brie More

Spc. Austin Stuekemann, left, infantryman, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares a claymore mine for placement as his squad leader, Staff Sgt. Kyle Lawler More

Sgt. 1st Class Jason Alvarez, noncommissioned officer in charge, 172nd Public Affairs Detachment, gathers video footage of U.S. Soldiers and Estonian Land Forces working together during Operation Atlantic Resol 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

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

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

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

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 classroom training at the 7t 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

Lithuanian Maj. Vidas Silaika (standing), member of the Lithuanian Land and Range Development Joint Group, briefs the European Reassurance Initiative Advance Team, composed of members from U.S. Army Europe’s 7t More

Lithuanian Master Sgt. Vitalijus Kuznecovas (second from right), member of the Lithuanian Land and Range Development Joint Group, briefs the European Reassurance Initiative Advance Team, composed of members fro More

Members of the European Reassurance Initiative Advance Team, composed of members from U.S. Army Europe’s 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Range and Training Land Program and Integrated Training A More

Members of the European Reassurance Initiative Advance Team, composed of members from U.S. Army Europe’s 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Range and Training Land Program and Integrated Training A More

The U.S. Army’s Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment fight a mock battle with the Estonian Defence Force, 1st Brigade, at Tapa training grounds in Estonia.

Acting Assistant Defense Secretary for Reserve Affairs Richard O. Wightman, Jr. and Estonia Ambassador Eerik Marmei sign an official agreement Feb. 10 at the Estonian embassy expanding opportunities for guardsm More

Sgt. 1st Class Richard Rodriguez, Sgt. Shawn Smith, Sgt. Sean Gleason, Spc. Matthew Pridemore and Spc. Cody Kurbiec, assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment display the American flag and thei More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Xavier Brown (sitting, left), and Sgt. David Caballero (sitting, right), both assigned to Killer Troop, 2nd Platoon, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, receive an operational order for a sit More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Killer Troop, 1st Platoon, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, clear a building during a combine situational exercise with the Polish land forces as a part of Operation Atlantic Resol More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Killer Troop, 3rd Platoon, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct dismounted clearing procedures during a combine situational exercise with the Polish land forces as a part of Op More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to B Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conduct breaching procedures during a combine situational exercise with the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanize Infant More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, engage a simulated enemy target during a combined live-fire exercise with the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas Mechanized Infantry Ba More

U.S. Army Pfc. Kangni S. Attiogbe, assigned to B Troop, Regimental Engineer Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, throws a grappling hook during road clearing and breach procedures, part of a combine situational exer More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Mortar Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, fire 120mm mortar rounds as part of a combined live-fire exercise with the Latvian Land Forces, during Operat More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Mortar Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prepare to fire 120 mm mortar rounds as part of a combined live-fire exercise with the Latvian Land Forces, d More

Latvian crane operators prepare to unload an M88 Recovery Vehicle from 2/7 Infantry Battalion, 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, at Adazi training area, Latvia, March 10, 2015.

U.S. Army Pfc. Vance S. Morris, assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pulls rear security during a combine situational exercise with the Estonian army, part of Operation Atlantic resolve i More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, move under smoke concealment during a combined situational exercise with the Estonian army, part of Operation Atlantic Resolve in Tapa t More

U.S. Soldier assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, provides rear security during a combine live-fire exercise with the Estonian army, part of Operation Atlantic resolve in Tapa training ar More

U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicles assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, begin traveling to the city of Vilseck, Germany, during the Dragoon Ride, Tapa, Estonia, March 21, 2015. The Drago More

Estonian nationals pose for a photo with Stryker armored vehicles assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, during a rest stop part of the Dragoon Ride, Vandra, Estonia, March 21, 2015. The More

Stryker armored vehicles with Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron 2nd Cavalry Regiment line up at Tapa Air Base, Estonia, for the start of Operation Dragoon Ride. The squadron will travel over 1,800 km and wind through si More

Stryker armored vehicles assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, leaving Estonia to go Latvia during the Dragoon Ride, March 22, 2015. The Dragoon Ride is exercising NATO’s freedom of move More

Stryker armored vehicles assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, cross the border into the country of Latvia from Estonia during the Dragoon Ride,, March 22, 2015. The Dragoon Ride is exerc More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, pose with Latvian nationals during a static display part of the Dragoon Ride, Latvia, March 23, 2015. The Dragoon Ride is exercising NA More

A U.S. Soldier assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, conducts a weapons display for local nationals during the Dragoon Ride, Marijampole, Lithuania March 24, 2015. The Dragoon Ride is exer More

U.S. Soldiers line up to park Strykers in a staging area prior to the ceremony hosted by the town mayor thanking 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment Soldiers while also welcoming the 1st Armor Brigade Combat Tea More

Czech citizens line the streets in anticipation of the Dragoon Ride, a convoy of U.S. Army Stryker armored vehicles assigned to Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment March 29, 2015. The Dragoon Ride is More

Local German and Czechs nationals welcome U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, as they cross the border into Germany during the last movement of the Dragoon Ride at Rozvadov, Czech More

Only a few miles separate the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment from their home station at Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany, April 1, 2015. The squadron drove 1,800 km from Estonia through Lithuania, Poland, La More

Task Force 2-7 Infantry Soldiers assigned to Company C, “Team Cold Steal,” conduct a tactical road march, April 4, in Latvia as part of a readiness exercise. To foster relations with our NATO allies in the regi 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 Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade calls in a report during a simulated firefight April 22, at the Central Training Area, Estonia. The event was part of Oper More

150422-O-ZZ999-001 TALLIN, Estonia (April 22, 2015) Commander, U.S. 6th Fleet Vice Adm. James Foggo III meets with Commander, Estonia navy Capt. Sten Sepper during a visit in Tallin, Estonia, April 22, 2015. Th More

A Soldier with Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade plays opposition forces for the Estonian Defense Force during Operation Tornado April 22, at the Central Training Area. Th More

Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team and Estonian contractors work together to load the M1 Abrams tank onto a flat bed carrier April 23 at the Tapa Military Base. Th More

Soldiers with Anvil Troop, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade participate in Family Day April 29, at the Tapa Military Base. During the event, families from the surrounding community en More

A French air force Airbus A400M carrying Airmen from the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and equipment taxi's, on the flightline April 30, 2015, at Ämari Air Base, Estonia. The U.S. and Estonian air force More

Lt. Col. Chad C. Chalfont, commander of 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment of Ft. Steward, Ga., welcomed distinguished visitors to the M1 Abram tank demonstration April 30, at the Central Training Area tank r More