Photo by Tech. Sgt. Bethany Rizor | 110th Wing | 06.02.2025
U.S. Army Sgt. Welsh, a horizontal construction engineer with the 507th Engineer Battalion, Michigan National Guard, operates a CAT excavator to remove tree stumps at Selija, Latvia, June 2025. The site clearance is part of a joint engineering effort involving Latvian Zemessardze, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve engineers, and the Michigan National Guard. The cleared land will serve as a future NATO......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Bethany Rizor | 110th Wing | 06.02.2025
A Latvian-operated CAT 336 excavator dumps a load of earth during joint excavation operations with U.S. Marine and Michigan National Guard engineers in Selīja, Latvia on June 3, 2025. Using Latvian military engineering equipment, the multinational team collaborated on training in heavy equipment operation, survey techniques, and earthmoving to increase engineer interoperability. The work......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Bethany Rizor | 110th Wing | 06.02.2025
U.S. Army Pfc. Wolf, a horizontal construction engineer with the 507th Engineer Battalion, Michigan National Guard, operates a CAT bulldozer to clear and grade terrain at Selija, Latvia, June 2025. Wolf is working alongside Latvian Zemessardze and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve engineers to prepare the site for future NATO training operations, enhancing multinational readiness and interoperability.......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Bethany Rizor | 110th Wing | 06.02.2025
U.S. Army Spc. Charlotte McFarland, a horizontal construction engineer with the 507th Engineer Battalion, Michigan National Guard, operates a CAT wheel loader to uproot and clear terrain at Selija, Latvia, June 2025. McFarland is working alongside Latvian Zemessardze and U.S. Marine Corps Reserve engineers to prepare the site for future NATO training operations, enhancing multinational......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Bethany Rizor | 110th Wing | 06.02.2025
Engineers from the Michigan Army National Guard, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and Latvian National Guard (Zemessardze) conduct joint land-clearing and site preparation operations in Selīja, Latvia. Using Latvian military engineering equipment, the multinational team collaborated on training in heavy equipment operation, survey techniques, and earthmoving to increase engineer interoperability.......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Bethany Rizor | 110th Wing | 06.02.2025
Engineers from the Michigan Army National Guard, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and Latvian National Guard (Zemessardze) conduct joint land-clearing and site preparation operations in Selīja, Latvia. Using Latvian military engineering equipment, the multinational team collaborated on training in heavy equipment operation, survey techniques, and earthmoving to increase engineer interoperability.......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Bethany Rizor | 110th Wing | 06.02.2025
Engineers from the Michigan Army National Guard, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, and Latvian National Guard (Zemessardze) conduct joint land-clearing and site preparation operations in Selīja, Latvia. Using Latvian military engineering equipment, the multinational team collaborated on training in heavy equipment operation, survey techniques, and earthmoving to increase engineer interoperability.......
Photo by Tech. Sgt. Bethany Rizor | 110th Wing | 06.02.2025
A U.S. Army engineer with the 507th Engineer Battalion, Michigan National Guard, operating a CAT excavator uproots a large tree stump during land-clearing operations at Selija, Latvia, June 2025. The work is part of a joint effort involving the Michigan National Guard, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve engineers, and Latvian Zemessardze to prepare the area for use as a NATO training site,......
