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
The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Novo Selo Training Area Country: Bulgaria (BGR) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kevin S. Abel, USA Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar More
Bill Wright, a Louisville, Ky., native, who works as a field service technician with General Dynamics, installs a new driver's seat into an M1-A2 Abrams tank in a warehouse at Camp Taji, Iraq, Feb. 17. The tank More
Prior to a communication integration exercise, soldiers with the 35th Combat Aviation Brigade are given a tour and briefing of the capabilities of the USAV Churubusco (LCU 2013) at Kuwait Naval Base, Kuwait, Oc More
U.S. Army Capt. Jonathan Dyer, center, observe controller and battalion engineer, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, eva More
A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, settles after firing the main gun during a Gunnery Table VI at Fort H More
Soldiers assigned to the 2nd “Stallion” Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare an M1A2 Abrams tank for a firing iteration during the Stallion’s fall More
Air crews from 4th Combat Aviation Brigade load a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter onto an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, during a joint training exercise with the Air Force at Colorado Springs Airport, Colo., Jan. More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, have a conversation during the battalion’s gunnery on the Grafenwoehr Training Area as part of Comb More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, maneuver M1A2 Abrams tanks to the Rose Barracks (Vilseck), Germany railhead station May 5, 2014, as 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 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
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
Soldiers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team “Ironhorse,” 1st Cavalry Division warm up by taking a lap around the field before a friendly soccer match Sept. 22 against Royal Netherlands Army soldiers assign More
Spc. Paul Hirschi (top), a native of Brigham City, Utah; and Staff Sgt. Jonathon Morales, a native of Greenville, Texas, both infantrymen assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company “Hammer,” 1st Brigade 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 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 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
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
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
(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
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
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
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
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
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
Sgt. 1st Class Roy Smith, a platoon sergeant within Company Charlie, 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, gives his 2-year-old son Wyatt, a piggy-back ride More
Soldiers assigned to Company D, 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, Mississippi Army National Guard, prepare to dismount a M1A2 Abrams tank during an Exportable Combat Training Capability exercise at Camp Sh More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Charley Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct gunnery with M109A6 Paladin howitzers during exercise Co More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct gunnery with M1A2 Abrams tanks during exercise Combined Resolve V at 7th Army J More
A Soldier with the 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division waits for the cue to drive the M2A3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle onto the railcars Oct. 20 at Fort Hood, More
Soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division patrol down the streets of Tofani, Atropia, a scenario based town in a M1A2 Abrams Tank during Joi More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 64th Armor Regiment practice clearing a trench system at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Nov. 18 in preparation for a combined arms live-fire exercise. The exercise was the culm More
Printed placards displaying Polish and U.S. flags mark the end of a table where Soldiers from the two partnered armies will share a multicultural Thanksgiving meal, Nov. 26, in Zagan, Poland. Lt. Gen. Ben Hodge More
Sgt. Brandon Ramirez, a tanker assigned to Company D, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, guides an M1A2 Abrams tank onto a railroad car during railhead o More
A round is fired from an M1A2 Main Battle Tank belonging to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during the first Live Fire Accuracy Screening Tests at Pres More
A 120 mm round is fired from an M1A2 Abrams Tank belonging to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division during tank gunnery qualification at Presidential Range i More
An M1A2 Abrams Tank belonging to 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division prepares to fire during tank gunnery qualification at Presidential Range in Swietoszow More
A group of M1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks assigned to the 1st Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, are on display as part of a welcome ceremony, unit colors uncas More
TRZBIEN, Poland –M1A2 Abrams tanks belonging to 1st Battalion, 68th Armored Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division are loaded onto flatcars Feb.1, 2017. The vehicles will be shipped to More
A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank with 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, sits on a train prior to offloading at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Constanta Cou More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, install M1A2 Sep V2 Abrams reactive armor tiles (ARAT) at the 7th Army Training Command More
The photo shows a M1A1 Abrams tank with M1A2 Sep V2 Abrams reactive armor tiles installed by Soldiers, assigned to assigned to the 1st Battalion, 66th Armor Regiment, 3rd Armor Brigade Combat Team (3rdABCT), 4t More
Pallets full of M865 Kinetic Energy training rounds for the M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank's M256 smoothbore gun sit at the ammo point of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division's Table VI quali More
U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, conduct a combined arms live-fire exercise at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Trainin More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conduct training with an M1A2 Abrams tank during Combined Resolve X Live Fire Exercise at Gra More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion 63rd Armor Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, train on M1A2 Abrams tank during Combined Resolve X Live Fire Exercise at Grafenwoehr, German More
Staff Sgt. John Davis, left, and Spc. Charles Miller, assigned to Company B, 2nd Battalion, 198th Infantry Regiment, 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Mississippi Army National Guard, discuss their plans befor More
A Polish KTO Rosomak from the 12th Mechanized Division, Polish Land Forces, drives down the road as part of a tactical movement to assess manueverablity during the Joint Warfighthing Assessment (JWA) exercise i More
A multinational convoy prepares for the tactical movement to assess manueverability capability as part of the Joint Warfighting Assessment (JWA) excercise in the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, April 23, 20 More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division replace a track on an M1A2 Abrams tank, Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in More
A Soldier from 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, prepares an M113 armored personnel carrier for a convoy, during an Initial Ready Task Force (IRTF) exer More
The M1A2 Abrams Tank, like the one pictured here on a training exercise at the National Training Center Fort Irwin, California, was one of the weapons platforms discussed during the Michigan Defense Expo May 20 More
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
Sgt. Albert Arca, a San Diego native, who serves as a M1-A2 Abrams tank gunner with the 2nd Platoon, Company C, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 68th Armor Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, More
Prior to a communication integration exercise, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Timothy Snyder, a member of the 420th Movement Control Battalion, sits in the pilot's seat of an AH-64D Apache helicopter while being brief More
U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Jeffery Mclane, armor crewman, Company D, 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, pulls guard from an M1A2 Abrams Tank near Fort Carson's C More
A U.S. Army M1A2 Abrams tank crew assigned to the 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fires a 120 mm round from its main gun at a target for crew qualification d More
The 2nd “Stallion” Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st “Ironhorse” Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, soldiers conduct a firing iteration of gunnery training with an M1A2 Abrams tank during the Stallio More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, load M88A2 Heavy Recovery Vehicles on rail cars at the Rose Barracks (Vilseck), Germany railhead st More