Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis

GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 23, 2013) Senior officers from the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) meet with U.S. Navy senior officers aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during 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)

Royal Dutch Marines maneuver through an Urban Assault Course at Dodge City, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 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)

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Cannaballo, assigned to 6TH IA MTT (Military Transition Team), gives the Iraqi students a high-five as they received Iraqi flags from Iraqi soldiers at Al Wallah Elementary School, Al Hurriyah, Iraq, Oct. 25, 2009. The 6th IA MTT joined Iraqi soldiers as various items were handed out to children attending the school. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jennifer Reed/Released)

151020-M-CV548-064 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) Landing craft air cushions (LCACs) transporting U.S. Marines and Portuguese Marines from the USS Arlington (LPD 24) land on Pinheiro Da Cruz beach during a combined amphibious assault exercised as part of Trident Juncture 15, Oct. 20, 2015. Trident Juncture is a NATO-led exercise designed to certify NATO response forces and develop interoperability among participating NATO and partner nations. Arlington, part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group, is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters prepare to enter Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines of 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, provide security on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

U.S. Marine Col. Vance L. Cryer, left, greets Lt. Gen. David H. Berger after the composite ceremony for the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard Camp Pendleton, Calif., Oct. 10, 2014. Cryer is the commanding officer of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit. Berger is the commanding general of I Marine Expeditionary Force.

Photo by Sgt. Emmanuel Ramos

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An U.S. Army paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepares to land on the Piaskowi Drop Zone in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 6. Anakonda 2016 is a Polish-led multinational exercise, taking place in Poland from June 7-17. This exercise involves more than 25,000 participants from more than 20 nations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Antonio Lewis / Released)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (Aug. 22, 2013) Navy Diver 2nd Class Ryan Fitzjarrell, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, goes over an anti-terrorism force protection inspection dive checklist. CTG-56.1 conducts mine countermeasures, explosive ordnance disposal, salvage diving, counter terrorism, and force protection for the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay/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

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Pablo Aguilar, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, walks between two Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles loaded on a C-17 Globemaster III for airlift out of Afghanistan Jan. 25, 2014 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. Aircrews are working around the clock to support Operation ENDURING FREEDOM retrograde operations, airlifting equipment out of Afghanistan. Equipment is airlifted to regional logistics hubs where it is then sent by sealift to its final location. Aguilar a Las Vegas, Nev. Native, is deployed from the 16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis

A Royal Dutch Marine with 1st Troop, 32nd Raiding Squadron, provides 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, simulate treating a casualty while providing 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)

A U.S. Marine assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), descends a ladder to clear the engine room of a vessel during 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)

U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), provide security as they approach 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)

U.S. Army Rangers with 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment conduct a Live Fire Exercise during Task Force Training on Yakima Training Center, Wa. Mar. 31, 2013. During Task Force Training, the Rangers collaborate and fine tune their procedures. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Robert B. Brown IV / Not Reviewed) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis

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110602-N-RM525-045 - TUMACO, Colombia - (June 2, 2011) Service members embarked aboard Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) are lowered along side one of the ship's hospitality boats, which will transport them ashore during the first day of the Continuing Promise 2011 (CP11) mission in Colombia. Comfort is deployed as part of CP11, a five-month humanitarian assistance mission to the Caribbean, Central and South America. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis/RELEASED)

Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Kyle Lamprich, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, prepares a range card to provide security on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

24.septembrī Volvo sporta centra ledus hallē Nacionālo bruņoto spēku Sauszemes spēku Mehanizētās kājnieku brigādes karavīri hokeja spēlē tikās ar Kanādas vadītās kaujas grupas karavīriem.

NATO paplašinātās klātbūtnes Latvijā kaujas grupu vada Kanāda, un to veido vairāk nekā 1000 karavīru no Albānijas, Itālijas, Kanādas, Polijas, Slovēnijas un Spānijas.

Pērn NATO samitā Varšavā NATO valstu un valdību vadītāji apstiprināja vienošanos par daudznacionālo bataljona līmeņa kaujas grupu izvietošanu Igaunijā, Latvijā, Lietuvā un Polijā. Kaujas grupu izveides un izvietošanas mērķis ir veicināt NATO īstenoto atturēšanu un stiprināt alianses aizsardzību.

Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics, Jaunsardzes un informācijas centrs

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

Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis

Royal Dutch Marines maneuver through an Urban Assault Course at Dodge City, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 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)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. – A U.S. Army Solider from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, carries equipment from one vehicle to another during Decisive Action 14-09 at the National Training Center here, Aug. 7, 2014. Decisive action rotations are reflective of the complexities of potential advisories our nation could face and include: guerilla, insurgent, criminal and near-peer conventional forces woven into one dynamic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes, 1st Combat Camera Squadron)

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)

U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade exit the aircraft above the Piaskowi Drop Zone in Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, June 6. Anakonda 2016 is a Polish-led multinational exercise, taking place in Poland from June 7-17. This exercise involves more than 25,000 participants from more than 20 nations. (U.S. Army photo by Pfc. Antonio Lewis / 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

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Pablo Aguilar, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, monitors jet engine start-up of a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 25, 2014 at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. U.S. Air Force C-17 aircrews airlifted Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM retrograde operations. Equipment is airlifted to regional logistics hubs where it is then sent by sealift to its final location. Aguilar a native of Las Vegas, Nev. is deployed from the 16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Unreleased

GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 23, 2013) Senior officers from the People’s Liberation Army (Navy) present gifts to U.S. Navy senior officers aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87) during 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)

Royal Dutch Marines fire at simulated targets at Dodge City, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 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)

A Royal Dutch Marine with 1st Troop, 32nd Raiding Squadron, goes on patrol 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)

YUMA, Ariz. - Citizens of Yuma and the surrounding area come to watch the Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3) training event at Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated AST-3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

120202-A-TF780-083 ANCON, Peru (February 2, 2012) U.S. Marines from U.S. Marine Forces South, and Peruvian Marines walk to the Breacher’s Pit, to conduct Methods of Entry training, at Zona De Entrenamiento range. The two-week course will consist of subject matter expert exchanges, and will teach the Peruvian Marines how to overcome obstacles such as doors, fences, and walls, through mechanical, thermal, ballistic, and explosive breaching. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alan B. Owens, 55th Signal Company (COMCAM)/Released)

U.S. Army soldiers with 6th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, prepare to search Starkats village, Khowst province, Afghanistan, April 2.

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

Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis

Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis

HONOLULU, Hawaii (May 19, 2015) - U.S. Marines exit a CH-53 Super Stallion helicopter to conduct an airfield seizure exercise on Bradshaw Airfield at a training area in Pohakuloa. The Marines are assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment. The exercise is part of Operation Lava Viper. (Photo by U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Ricky S. Gomez) 150519-M-ZQ619-004

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Royal Dutch Marines fire at simulated targets at Dodge City, Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 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)

Polish Paratroopers from the 16th powietrznodesantowego, 6 Brygada Powietrznodesantowa im. gen. bryg. Stanisława Sosabowskiego - during Exercise Anakonda – 26th September 2014

Photos: Adam Roik - COMCAM DO RSZ

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, set up security on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Hayden Crider, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, provides security on the perimeter of Kiwanis Park April 18, 2014. Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 student participated in an integrated Assault Support Tactics 3 exercise there with ground, logistics and air assets. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Capt. Keith "The Bull" Stevenson, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

FORT IRWIN, Calif. – A U.S. Army Solider from Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, walks through the desert to a different vehicle during Decisive Action 14-09 at the National Training Center here, Aug. 7, 2014. Decisive action rotations are reflective of the complexities of potential advisories our nation could face and include: guerilla, insurgent, criminal and near-peer conventional forces woven into one dynamic environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Hughes, 1st Combat Camera Squadron)

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

Rangers from2A 2nd Battalion 75th Ranger Regiment practice advanced rilfe fireing techniques during the Battalions Task Force Training on Joint Base Lewis-McCord, 30 March 2013 (photo by Army Sergeant Mikki Sprenkle) Released by LTC Brian DeSantis