Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), clear to the bridge of a vessel during simulated Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) training in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 28, 2013. The 26th MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force forward-deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group serving as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious operations across the full range of military operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 23, 2013) Cmdr. Wilson Marks, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87), welcomes Rear Adm. Yuan Yubai, deputy commander of the Chinese North Sea Fleet, People’s Liberation Army (Navy) aboard the ship for a pre-sail conference in preparation for a U.S.-China counter piracy exercise. Mason is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gary M. Keen/Released)

Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Drill Team perform on the television shows Fox and Friends and Good Morning American to kick off the 240th U.S. Army Birthday Celebration held in Time Square, New York City, NY, June 12, 2015. The Army Birthday Celebration is a yearly tradition that showcases the elite ceremonial Army units from the U.S. Army Military District of Washington and the West Point Band, which demonstrate the Army’s rich heritage and time-honored traditions. (U.S. Army photos by Sgt. Amber I. Smith and Spc. Jordan Talbot)(Released)

75th Ranger Regiment

PERTH, Australia (April 08, 2014) Naval Aircrewman (Operator) 3rd Class Michael Herman gives the thumbs up to Lt. j.g. Tyler Terronez, both assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, during preflight checks on a P-8A Poseidon prior to going on a search mission in support of the international effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 is deployed in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

Royal Netherlands Marines provide security after being inserted from a CH-53E Super Stallion aircraft on Camp Davis, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. The U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and Royal Netherlands Marines worked together as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Melanye Martinez, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.

18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.

On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.

Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM

Mičiganas un Latvijas 26 gadus ilgās aizsardzības sadarbības, saskaņā ar ASV Nacionālās gvardes biroja Valsts partnerattiecību programmu (SPP), noteicošā ir gaisa atbalsta kontrolieru (JTAC) programma. No 22. jūlija līdz 2. augustam, JTAC programmas ietvaros, Greilingas poligonā, ASV, norisinājās starptautiskās mācības “Northen Strike 19”. Militārajās mācībās piedalījās kvalificēti apvienotās uguns drošības kontroles virsnieki no Latvijas. Mičiganas Gaisa nacionālās gvardes spējas palielināja vairāk nekā 6000 karavīru no astoņām valstīm, piedaloties “Northen Strike 19”.

“Northen Strike” ir daļa no nepārtrauktas apmaiņas programmas starp Mičiganas Gaisa nacionālo gvardi un Latvijas apvienotās uguns drošības kontroles virsniekiem. No 13. līdz 25. maijam Gaisa atbalsta kontrolieri no Greilingas poligona piedalījās militārajās mācībās “Summer Shield XVI”, kas norisinājās Latvijā. “Summer Shield XVI” piedalījās vairāk nekā 950 militārpersonu no 11 valstīm.

Foto: vsrž. Gatis Indrēvics, AM

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.

18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.

On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.

Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM

Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.

18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.

On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.

Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM

75th Ranger Regiment

Mičiganas un Latvijas 26 gadus ilgās aizsardzības sadarbības, saskaņā ar ASV Nacionālās gvardes biroja Valsts partnerattiecību programmu (SPP), noteicošā ir gaisa atbalsta kontrolieru (JTAC) programma. No 22. jūlija līdz 2. augustam, JTAC programmas ietvaros, Greilingas poligonā, ASV, norisinājās starptautiskās mācības “Northen Strike 19”. Militārajās mācībās piedalījās kvalificēti apvienotās uguns drošības kontroles virsnieki no Latvijas. Mičiganas Gaisa nacionālās gvardes spējas palielināja vairāk nekā 6000 karavīru no astoņām valstīm, piedaloties “Northen Strike 19”.

“Northen Strike” ir daļa no nepārtrauktas apmaiņas programmas starp Mičiganas Gaisa nacionālo gvardi un Latvijas apvienotās uguns drošības kontroles virsniekiem. No 13. līdz 25. maijam Gaisa atbalsta kontrolieri no Greilingas poligona piedalījās militārajās mācībās “Summer Shield XVI”, kas norisinājās Latvijā. “Summer Shield XVI” piedalījās vairāk nekā 950 militārpersonu no 11 valstīm.

Foto: vsrž. Gatis Indrēvics, AM

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.

18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.

On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.

Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM

Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.

18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.

On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.

Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM

Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.

18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.

On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.

Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM

Royal Dutch Marines with 1st Troop, 32nd Raiding Squadron, provide security during a Military Operation in Urban Terrain training exercise at Combat Town on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 13, 2017. The Royal Dutch Marines worked together with U.S. Marines as part of an annual bilateral training exercise to strengthen relations and increase interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin X. Toledo)

Royal Dutch Marines with 1st Troop, 32nd Raiding Squadron, provide security during a Military Operation in Urban Terrain training exercise at Combat Town on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 13, 2017. The Royal Dutch Marines worked together with U.S. Marines as part of an annual bilateral training exercise to strengthen relations and increase interoperability. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Justin X. Toledo)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.

18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.

On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.

Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM

JINHAE-GU, Republic of Korea (March 31, 2016) U.S. Navy Mineman 2nd Class Bryan Dua, with Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, tests the propulsion and steering of a MK18 Mod 2 unmanned underwater vehicle during exercise Foal Eagle 2016. The UUV is being used as part of the exercise to inspect and detect mine-like shapes during mine countermeasures operations. Foal Eagle is an annual, bilateral training exercise designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces, and their ability to work together during a crisis. (U.S. Navy combat camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Charles E. White/Released)

75th Ranger Regiment

Mičiganas un Latvijas 26 gadus ilgās aizsardzības sadarbības, saskaņā ar ASV Nacionālās gvardes biroja Valsts partnerattiecību programmu (SPP), noteicošā ir gaisa atbalsta kontrolieru (JTAC) programma. No 22. jūlija līdz 2. augustam, JTAC programmas ietvaros, Greilingas poligonā, ASV, norisinājās starptautiskās mācības “Northen Strike 19”. Militārajās mācībās piedalījās kvalificēti apvienotās uguns drošības kontroles virsnieki no Latvijas. Mičiganas Gaisa nacionālās gvardes spējas palielināja vairāk nekā 6000 karavīru no astoņām valstīm, piedaloties “Northen Strike 19”.

“Northen Strike” ir daļa no nepārtrauktas apmaiņas programmas starp Mičiganas Gaisa nacionālo gvardi un Latvijas apvienotās uguns drošības kontroles virsniekiem. No 13. līdz 25. maijam Gaisa atbalsta kontrolieri no Greilingas poligona piedalījās militārajās mācībās “Summer Shield XVI”, kas norisinājās Latvijā. “Summer Shield XVI” piedalījās vairāk nekā 950 militārpersonu no 11 valstīm.

Foto: vsrž. Gatis Indrēvics, AM

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.

18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.

On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.

Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM

No 16.oktobra līdz 29.oktobrim, Ādažu poligonā, Apes, Gulbenes un Alūksnes novados norisinās starptautiskās militārās mācības ”Sudraba Bulta 2017”, kurās piedalās vairāk nekā 3500 karavīru no Albānijas, ASV, Igaunijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Latvijas, Lielbritānijas, Polijas, Slovēnijas, Spānijas un Vācijas. Mācībās piedalās aptuveni 200 zemessargu un 30 rezerves karavīru, lai pilnveidotu un uzturētu zemessargu un rezerves karavīru zināšanas un iemaņas.

No 18. līdz 23. oktobrim mācības “Sudraba Bulta 2017” bija redzamas arī ārpus Ādažu poligona – Apes, Gulbenes, Alūksnes novados, kur bataljona līmeņa vienības, pārvietojoties ar bruņutehniku, veica mācību uzdevumus ar zemju īpašniekiem saskaņotās teritorijās.

Mācību mērķis ir pilnveidot Nacionālo bruņoto spēku sadarbību ar sabiedrotajiem, kā arī trenēt vienību spējas plānot un īstenot aizsardzības operācijas ar kaujas nodrošinājuma elementu integrāciju.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics

Photos: OR-6 Gatis Indrevics

140412-N-VD564-014 - INDIAN OCEAN - Lt. Rod Smith, a naval aviator assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 searches out the window of a P-8A Poseidon aircraft while flying over the Indian Ocean in support of the international effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 is deployed throughout the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Not Reviewed)

Royal Netherlands Marines provide security during an insert and clearing exercise at Camp Davis, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 17, 2015. U.S. Marines with 2nd Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, and Royal Netherlands Marines worked together as part of a bilateral training exercise to learn new techniques as well as develop working relations between partner nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Melanye Martinez, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – Spc. Gerardo Gonzalez of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command provides security while.

leaving a building Aug. 8 during the 2016 European Best Warrior Competition held Aug. 8 at the 7th Army Training.

Command’s Grafenwoer Training Area. The intense, grueling annual weeklong competition is the most prestigious.

competitive event of the region. Event organizers will announce the year’s top junior officer, noncommissioned officer and.

soldier during a concluding ceremony scheduled for Aug. 11 at the Grafenwoehr Physical Fitness Center. (U.S. Army Photo.

by Spc. Elliott Banks)

A civilian thanks Army National Guard Soldiers for handing out food and water in St. John on Sept. 15, 2017. The U.S. military and civilian organizations continue to support the lead federal agency, FEMA, as well as the state and local authorities in disaster relief efforts. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Liam Kennedy)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division, read the rules for a white elephant gift exchange game at a Christmas party at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Khowst province, Afghanistan, Dec. 25, 2012. (DoD photo by Sgt. Kimberly Trumbull, U.S. Army/Released)

Sauszemes spēku mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes 2.mehanizētais kājnieku bataljons mācību “Ziema 2019” ietvaros uzlabo karavīru izdzīvošanas iemaņas ziemas apstākļos.

18.janvārī, tika izpildīts vingrinājums- lēkšana āliņģī, kas ir īpaši piemērots izdzīvošanas spēju paaugstināšanai.

Foto: srž. Ēriks Kukutis, AM

The 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion of Land Forces Mechanized Infantry Brigade improved survival skills in winter conditions on exercise “WINTER 2019”.

On January 18 soldiers jumped into an ice-hole, exposing them to realistic scenarios and improving survival skills.

Photo: OR-5 Ēriks Kukutis, AM

A Ranger and his working dog from B Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for actions on the objective during 2nd Battalion’s Task Force Training at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, Washington, 27 March 2013. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Michael Spoor)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Halle Washington, civilian role player for Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3), pretends to need medical assistance April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise at Kiwanis Part with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

No 16.oktobra līdz 29.oktobrim, Ādažu poligonā, Apes, Gulbenes un Alūksnes novados norisinās starptautiskās militārās mācības ”Sudraba Bulta 2017”, kurās piedalās vairāk nekā 3500 karavīru no Albānijas, ASV, Igaunijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Latvijas, Lielbritānijas, Polijas, Slovēnijas, Spānijas un Vācijas. Mācībās piedalās aptuveni 200 zemessargu un 30 rezerves karavīru, lai pilnveidotu un uzturētu zemessargu un rezerves karavīru zināšanas un iemaņas.

No 18. līdz 23. oktobrim mācības “Sudraba Bulta 2017” bija redzamas arī ārpus Ādažu poligona – Apes, Gulbenes, Alūksnes novados, kur bataljona līmeņa vienības, pārvietojoties ar bruņutehniku, veica mācību uzdevumus ar zemju īpašniekiem saskaņotās teritorijās.

Mācību mērķis ir pilnveidot Nacionālo bruņoto spēku sadarbību ar sabiedrotajiem, kā arī trenēt vienību spējas plānot un īstenot aizsardzības operācijas ar kaujas nodrošinājuma elementu integrāciju.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics

Photos: OR-6 Gatis Indrevics

U.S. Army Europe’s SGT Wesley Tischmacher of 1st Squadron, 2nd Calvary Regiment out of Vilseck, Germany from Bradenton, FL speaks with SFC Domagoj Supe in Signal Company, Guards Motorized Brigade, of the Croatian Land Forces after installing a communication system on an air defense artillery range to be used during the Immediate Response 2012 training event held in Slunj, Croatia, on Sunday, May 27, 2012. Immediate Response 2012 is a multinational tactical field training exercise that will involve more than 700 personnel primarily from the U.S. Army Europe’s 2nd Calvary Regiment and Croatian armed forces, with contingents from Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Slovenia. Macedonia and Serbia will send observers to the exercise. The exercise is a part of USEUCOM's joint training and exercise program designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force, Croatian Armed Forces and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Lorenzo Ware/Released)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)

Approximately 35,000 runners from around the globe came to the Nation's Capital to participate in the 33rd Annual Army Ten-Miler, Oct. 8, 2017. Conducted by The U.S. Army Military District of Washington, the Army's race is the third largest 10-mile road race in the world. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dawan Dorsey)