Summer Shield concludes in Latvia after successful exercise [Image 5 of 5]

CAMP ADAZI, LATVIA

04.16.2014

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Whiting 

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa     

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Trevor Hall, battalion commander of Black Sea Rotational Force 14 from 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, presents a gift to Estonian Lt. Col. Kaarel Maesalu, the battalion commander of the Estonian Defense Forces Artillery Battalion, during the closing ceremony for exercise Summer Shield aboard Camp Adazi, Latvia, April 16, 2014. This is the 11th iteration of the Summer Shield exercise, a joint staff planning and live-fire maneuver event designed to enhance the NATO force’s capacity and capability to integrate combined arms and maneuver at the battalion and brigade level. It also increases partner capacity, promotes regional stability, and enhances Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, and U.S. interoperability as NATO allies. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)

• Date Taken: 04.16.2014
• Date Posted: 04.18.2014 04:10
• Photo ID: 1257130
• VIRIN: 140416-M-FD819-594
• Resolution: 4512x2784
• Size: 1.81 MB
• Location: CAMP ADAZI, LV