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    A U.S. Army soldier in full combat gear walks ahead of a Stryker armored fighting vehicle on what appears to be an airfield tarmac or military runway. Multiple crew members are visible in the vehicle's open hatches. The setting appears to be a military exercise or deployment operation, with a tree line and grassy area visible in the background.

    LIELVARDE AIRBASE, LATVIA

    09.06.2014

    Photo by Sgt. William Tanner 

    2d Cavalry Regiment

    Troops assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment ground guide their Strykers to the flight line exit to reinforce an airfield seized, the night prior, by allied forces while deployed in support of Exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, Sept. 6, 2014. Steadfast Javelin is a NATO exercise involving over 2,000 troops from 10 nations and focuses on increasing interoperability and synchronizing complex operations between allied air and ground forces.

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    Date Taken: 09.06.2014
    Date Posted: 09.07.2014 14:43
    Photo ID: 1537366
    VIRIN: 140906-A-EM105-151
    Resolution: 2033x1424
    Size: 825.22 KB
    Location: LIELVARDE AIRBASE, LV
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