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    2/503rd Paratroopers train with Lavtian and Lithuanian forces during Zobens Exercise [Image 10 of 11]

    2/503rd Paratroopers train with Lavtian and Lithuanian forces during Zobens Exercise

    REZEKNE, Latvia – A Black Hawk Helicopter lands in a field Sept. 25 and drops off Paratroopers from Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat (Airborne), during an air assault mission during Exercise Zobens. The exercise was designed to test the Latvian Armed Forces’ ability to work with different internal and external agencies to marshal their capabilities and defend their position. The Paratroopers, along with elements from the Latvian Mechanized Forces, played the oppositional force for the exercise. The Paratroopers arrived in Latvia two-weeks ago to embark on a six-month rotation to train with their Latvian partners as part of Atlantic Resolve, a U.S. led effort being conducted in Eastern Europe to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region. The 173rd Airborne Brigade, based in Vicenza, Italy, is the Army Contingency Response Force in Europe, and is capable of projecting forces to conduct a full range of military operations across the United States European, Central and Africa Command areas of responsibility within 18 hours.

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    Date Taken: 09.25.2016
    Date Posted: 09.25.2016 13:39
    Photo ID: 2878216
    VIRIN: 160925-A-XQ291-020
    Resolution: 1919x812
    Size: 859.9 KB
    Location: REZENKE, LV

    Web Views: 28
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