From right: Capt. Matt Westcott, a native of Columbus,

From right: Capt. Matt Westcott, a native of Columbus, Ga., also commander of Alpha Company, 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade talks with members of the House Appropriations Committee during a visit to observe operations at a military training in Rukla, Lithuania, Sept. 2, 2015. The purpose of his visit was to learn more about the military construction requirements associated with European reassurance initiatives and the impacts of European infrastructure consolidation on commanders and units assigned to U.S. Army Europe Command. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jarred Woods, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)