Intense is the intent [Image 3 of 12]

PALDISKI, ESTONIA

07.16.2014

Photo by Sgt. John Carkeet IV 

U.S. Army Europe and Africa     

Armed with blank rounds and smoke grenades, soldiers from the Estonian Scoutspataljon (Single Scouts Infantry Battalion) aim their weapons downrange as they prepare to assault an enemy foxhole July 16 during training in Paldiski, Estonia. The scouts and American paratroopers from Troop B, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, worked together to achieve mission success in a stress-shoot competition which tested the soldiers’ strength, speed, endurance and marksmanship. Competing teams had opportunities to learn about each other’s weaponry, equipment and squad-level tactics. Approximately 600 paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade are in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve to demonstrate commitment to NATO obligations and sustain interoperability with allied forces. (Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, 143rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), U.S. Army Reserve, and Sgt. Zeta Green, 89th Sustainment Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve)

• Date Taken: 07.16.2014
• Date Posted: 07.23.2014 05:37
• Photo ID: 1459118
• VIRIN: 140716-A-DB402-221
• Resolution: 5184x3456
• Size: 6.66 MB
• Location: PALDISKI, EE