U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 23, 2013) Navy Divers assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, prepare to conduct a surface-supplied training dive. CTG 56.1 provides 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 Mike Lenart/Released)

151025-M-ED118-300 DOGANBEY, Turkey (Oct. 25, 2015) U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Brandy Acosta, fire-team leader, assigned to Golf Company, Battalion Landing Team 2/6, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit , and a Turkish Marine discuss lanes of fire during Exercise Egemen 2015 in Doganbey, Turkey Oct. 25. Egemen is a Turkish-led and hosted amphibious exercise designed to increase tactical proficiencies and interoperability among participants. The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit is deployed to the 6th fleet area of responsibility in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jalen D. Phillips/ Released)

POHANG, South Korea (Mar. 30, 2015) - Republic of Korea (ROK) Marines unload onto a landing zone from a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), during Korea Marine Exchange Program (KMEP) 15. KMEPs are annual combined exercises conducted by U.S. Marine and Navy Forces with the ROK in order to strengthen working relationships across the range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex, expeditionary operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Richard Currier/ Released) 150330-M-UH847-075

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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, clear buildings 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)

140411-N-VD564-051 - PERTH, Australia - A P-8A Poseidon aircraft assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, sits at Perth Airport, Australia at sunset after completing a search mission in support of the international recovery effort to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 has two P-8s in Perth conducting search missions in support of the effort and 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 practice live-fire techniques with a M240B machine gun aboard a fast raiding interception and special forces craft vessel on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 10, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines 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 Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

The Commanding Officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122), Lt. Col. John P. Price, conducts VMFA-122's first flight operations in an F-35B Lightning II on Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, Ariz., March 29, 2018. VMFA-122 is conducting the flight operations for the first time as an F-35 squadron. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Allison Lotz)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (July 23, 2013) Navy Diver 1st Class Jordon Royal, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, moves through the water during a surface-supplied training dive. CTG 56.1 provides 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 Keen/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

An Iraqi soldier attending the Iraqi Noncommissioned Officer Academy signals a cease fire during live fire maneuver training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Dec. 14, 2016. This training is critical to enabling Iraqi security forces to counter ISIL and regain territory from the terrorist group. Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraqi and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

A Soldier of the 3rd Canadian Division, Canadian Army checks the status of an opposing force soldier during the Urban Patrol training lane as part of the Golden Coyote exercise at West Camp Rapid, S.D., June 17, 2017. The Golden Coyote exercise is a three-phase, scenario-driven exercise conducted in the Black Hills of South Dakota and Wyoming, which enables commanders to focus on mission essential task requirements, warrior tasks and battle drills. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kevin Kim)

U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 1st Combined Arms Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, 218th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade (MEB), South Carolina National Guard use riot shields against Soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment simulating civilian rioters during the Kosovo Force 16 Mission Rehearsal Exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 20, 2012. The exercise was designed to prepare the 218th MEB to conduct peace support operations in support of NATO in Kosovo. (DoD photo by Sgt. Robert Sheets, U.S. Army/Released)

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)

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is parked at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan before a mission to airlift Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles out of Afghanistan as part of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM retrograde operations Jan. 23, 2014. Equipment is airlifted to regional logistics hubs where it is then sent by sealift to its final location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Aug. 10, 2013) Patrol coastal ships USS Firebolt (PC 10) and USS Whirlwind (PC 11) make high-speed runs during exercise Spartan Kopis. Spartan Kopis is a U.S. 5th Fleet training event that validates the effectiveness of using joint aviation assets in a maritime environment, as well as exercising joint force command and control structure and communications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Gay/Released)

Ukrainian soldiers role-playing as Afghan Uniform Police officers and Croatian soldiers with Recon Company, Guard Motorized Brigade observe as a detainee is searched during an Operational Mentor Liaison Team (OMLT) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, May 9, 2012. OMLT training is designed to prepare NATO forces for full-spectrum operations in Afghanistan. Police Operational Mentor Liaison Team (POMLT) training prepares civilian police officers to train members of the Afghan National Police. (DoD photo by Spc. Robert Sheets, U.S. Army/Released)

151020-M-CV548-117 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) U.S. and Portuguese Marines disembark from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) on Pinheiro Da Cruz beach to 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. The Marines are part of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/Released)

An Afghan boy holds onto a stuffed animal given to him by 1st Sgt. Joseph Frescatore outside of Spin Boldak, Kandahar Prov., Afghanistan, Aug. 31, 2011. Soldiers of B Troop, 2nd Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment and the Afghan Border Police to hand out stuffed animals to the local children. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kristina Truluck/Released)

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. – U.S. Marines with Scout Snipers Platoon, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, conduct a fire mission with M107 special application scope rifles to improve their marksmanship during the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) March 30, 2014. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/Released)

A Romanian soldier role-playing as an Afghan National Army troop takes cover behind a tree during a military advisory team training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 20. The exercise is designed to replicate the Afghanistan operational environment to prepare MATs and police advisory teams for counterinsurgency operations with the ability to train, advise and enable the ANA and the Afghanistan National Police. (Photo by Spc. Tristan Bolden)

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 member of the Royal Thai Navy cuts steel during the construction of a multipurpose room for Ban Cham Kho school during Cobra Gold 2016 in Rayong, Kingdom of Thailand Jan. 30, 2016. Cobra Gold 2016, in its 35th iteration, includes a specific focus on humanitarian civic action, community engagement, and medical activities conducted during the exercise to support the needs and humanitarian interests of civilian populations around the region. (U.S. Marine Corps Combat Camera Photo by Sgt. William L. Holdaway/Released)

Perth, Australia (April 01, 2014) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Justin Kaiser, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, uses a flashlight to check the structural integrity of a P-8A Poseidon prior to a mission to assist in search and rescue operations for 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)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 6, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 1st Class Joe Hawley, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, speaks with the captain of a tug boat while conducting vetting operations in a port. 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 Mike Lenart/Released)

A Royal Netherlands Marine fires a Mossberg 590 12 gauge shotgun during a shoot house exercise on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 9, 2016. The Royal Marines worked with U.S. Marines 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 Lance Cpl. Samantha A. Barajas, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Dec. 1, 2013) Sailors assigned to the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) transit in a rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) during a VBSS mission. Carney is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Corey Green/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

151020-M-CV548-139 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) Portuguese Marines provide security as a U.S. Marine Corps Landing Amphibious Vehicle (LAV) disembarks from a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) on Pinheiro Da Cruz beach to 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. The Marines are part of the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked on the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl Jeraco Jenkins/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

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)

Royal Dutch Marines with 1st Troop, 32nd Raiding Squadron, go 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. - 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)

U.S. Army paratroopers from Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment and Alpha Battery, 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade descend upon 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 Sgt. Jason Edwards / Released)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (July 22, 2013) Navy Diver 2nd Class Michael Fox, left, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jeremiah Sawyer, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, enters the water during a surface-supplied training dive. CTG 56.1 provides 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 Keen/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

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

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)

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