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Pfc. Verschragen (left foreground), Pfc. Nibblink (left background), and Pfc. Ashcraft (center), 1431st Combat Engineer Company, Michigan Army National Guard, prepare demolition shock tube in a fighting position at Selija Military Training Ground, Latvia, June 2, 2026. Michigan engineers constructed defensive training infrastructure alongside Latvian Zemessardze and Danish Army engineers, including trench systems and fighting positions designed using lessons learned from the Russo-Ukrainian War. The training area provides a proving ground for Baltic states to practice deliberate defense reflective of modern conflict. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nico Dominy, 1431st Combat Engineer Company)
| Date Taken: | 06.02.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 07.06.2026 09:29 |
| Photo ID: | 9787111 |
| VIRIN: | 260602-Z-XX000-1002 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 12.56 MB |
| Location: | JEKABPILS APRINKIS, LV |
| Web Views: | 2 |
| Downloads: | 0 |
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The Baltic Bastion: Seeding Defensive Training Areas in Latvia’s Hinterland
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