Fire! American artillery enters Estonia with a bang [Image 2 of 2]

TAPA, ESTONIA

07.22.2014

Photo by Sgt. John Carkeet IV 

U.S. Army Europe and Africa     

Lt. Col. Kaarel Maesalu (left), a native of Tallinn, Estonia, and commander of the Estonian army’s 1st Artillery Battalion, along with Capt. Eliot S. Proctor (right), a Danville, California, native and commander for Battery A, 4th Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, discuss the advantages of constructing gun emplacements at Tapa, Estonia, July 22. The field exercise marked the first use of American artillery on Estonian soil and was a part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, which includes combined training exercises with U.S., Polish, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian military forces to foster interoperability and demonstrate a commitment to NATO obligations.

• Date Taken: 07.22.2014
• Date Posted: 08.01.2014 02:13
• Photo ID: 1473918
• VIRIN: 140722-A-DB402-1373
• Resolution: 5147x3278
• Size: 8.28 MB
• Location: TAPA, EE
• Hometown: TALLINN, 37, EE
• Hometown: DANVILLE, CA, US