German soldiers with the 2nd Company, 1st Battalion, 40th Mechanized Infantry Regiment provide security during an Operational Mentor Liaison Team (OMLT) training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, May 12, 2012. OMLT training is designed to prepare NATO forces for full-spectrum operations in Afghanistan. (DoD photo by Spc. Ian Schell, U.S. Army/Released)

U.S. Soldiers assigned to Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division position their M777 towed 155 mm howitzer in its firing position near Mosul, Iraq, Feb. 03, 2017. Battery C is supporting Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve, the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraq and Syria. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

151102-M-PA636-072 SOUDA BAY, Greece (Nov. 2, 2015) Lt. Junior Grade. Alexander Tsaltas, an instructor with NATO Maritime Interdiction Operational Training Centre speaks with U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), after observing them conduct visit, board, search, and seizure training in Souda Bay, Greece, Nov. 2, 2015. The 26th MEU is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Andre Dakis/Released)

140407-N-VD564-076 - BULLSBROOK, Australia (April 07, 2014) – Australia's Chief of Air Force, Air Marshall Geoff Brown speaks with U.S. Navy aircrew personnel, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16, and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) aircrewmen at RAAF base Pearce. Air Marshall Brown visited with international military leaders and aircrew personnel participating in the search to locate Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. VP-16 utilizes the P-8A Poseidon to conduct search missions an has been operating from Perth since March 15. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Keith DeVinney/Released)

140411-N-VD564-004 - PERTH, Australia - The P-8A Poseidon maintenance crew assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16's detachment in Perth, Australia, poses for a group photo in front of one of the two P-8As deployed there to assist in the international recovery 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)

A Royal Netherlands Marine posts security during an urban training exercise involving U.S. Marines and Royal Marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 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 Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

JORDANIAN NAVAL BASE, Jordan (May 21, 2014) The amphibious dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) arrives in Jordanian Naval Base, Jordan, May 21, 2014, as a participant of Exercise Eager Lion. Gunston Hall is deployed in support of maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability, increasing theater security cooperation and a forward naval presence in the 5th Fleet Area of Responsibilities. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Michael Sandberg/Released)

Polish and Azerbaijani soldiers (in gray) role-playing as Afghan National Army troops move in tactical formation during a military advisory team training exercise at U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 22. 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 Pfc. James Stokes)

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YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps personnel, serving as civilian role players for Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3), confront Marine security personnel on the perimeter of 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)

Mountains near the Swat Valley lie in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, Aug. 11, 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, guard the perimeter during Assault Support Tactics 3 in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 18, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

U.S. 5TH AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (June 22, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technicians assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1 navigate the remotely-operated mine inspection vehicle Seafox across the surface of the water as part of counter-mine training during exercise Artemis Trident 2013. 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)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marines Corps AH-1Z Super Cobra participate in a close air support training exercise, April 10, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by MAWTS-1 cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Eryn Rudolph, 3rd MAW COMCAM/Released)

BANTEN BAY (Oct. 19, 2015) Navy Divers assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 11, Mobile Diving Salvage (MDS) 11-7, survey HMAS Perth (D29) during dive operations held in support of search and survey operations of the sunken World War II navy vessels USS Houston (CA 30) and Perth. The data collected by the dive exercise will help the U.S. embassy in Indonesia and Naval Historical Heritage Command catalog the current state of the wrecks. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthurgwain L. Marquez/Released)

Royal Netherlands Marines move towards a simulated casualty during an urban training exercise involving U.S. Marines and Royal Marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 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 Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

An Iraqi soldier attending the Sniper Course takes aim with his T-5000 sniper rifle during stalking training at Camp Taji, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2016. This training is critical to enabling the Iraqi security forces to counter Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant as they work to regain territory from the terrorist group. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Craig Jensen)

An Azerbaijani role-playing as Afghan National Police officer photographs simulated contraband during a police advisory team training exercise at U.S. Army Europe's 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 Pfc. James Stokes)

A Polish soldier aims his Beryl assault rifle during a military advisory team training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 18. 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. William Livingston)

A Pakistani boy carries a bag while his family member is carried on a stretcher to a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter during an evacuation mission in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, Aug. 5, 2010. Humanitarian relief and evacuation missions are being conducted as part of the disaster relief efforts to assist Pakistanis in flood-stricken regions of the nation. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray, U.S. Army/Released)

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, embark a CH-53E Super Stallion during Assault Support Tactics 3 in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 18, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

U.S. Army Soldiers of Destined Company, 2nd Battalion 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (ABCT) pull security during a training exercise at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany, March 20, 2012. The U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, Europe's rapid-reaction force, is conducting a mission rehearsal exercise at the JMRC in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. The exercise is designed to develop combat skills, counter-insurgency tactics and the multinational partnerships between the military forces of the U.S., Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Michael Sharp/Released)

GULF OF ADEN (Aug. 31, 2013) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jennifer Cuevas provides basic first aid training to stretcher bearers aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). 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 Thai airmen march with flags representing participating countries during the opening ceremony for Cobra Gold 2012 at Wing One Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, Feb. 7, 2012. Cobra Gold is a regularly scheduled joint/combined exercise designed to ensure regional peace and strengthen the ability of the Royal Thai Armed Forces to defend Thailand or respond to regional contingencies. (DoD photo by Sgt. Matthew Troyer, U.S. Marine Corps/Released)

Polish and Azerbaijani troops (in gray) assist a U.S. Soldier role-playing as a casualty during a military advisory team training exercise at U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 22. 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 Pfc. James Stokes)

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

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

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E Super Stallion prepares to land during Assault Support Tactics 3 in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 18, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

KIWANIS PARK, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Ian Keyser, 2nd Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD), Marie Air Control Group 28 (MACG-28), 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, interacts with role players during Assault Support Tactics 3 in support of Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) Course 2-14 April 18, 2014. WTI is a seven week training event hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing aviation weapons and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Sgt. Artur Shvartsberg, MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

ARABIAN GULF (Jan. 15, 2014) Chief Hospital Corpsman Nathanael Warren, left, and Navy Diver 1st Class Justin Deis, both assigned to Commander, Task Unit (CTU) 56.1.2, organize oxygen hoses aboard the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Ship Diligence (A132). CTU-56.1.2 conducts harbor and waterway clearance, emergent underwater repairs, and light salvage operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Juan King/Released)

YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps personnel, serving as civilian role players for Assault Support Tactics 3 (AST-3), confront Marine security personnel on the perimeter of 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)

ADLIYA, Bahrain (Aug. 21, 2013) Aviation Electrician's Mate 2nd Class Jayme Davis, assigned to Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department (AIMD) at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, interacts with children during a community relations event at the Regional Institute for Active Learning center. AIMDs perform intermediate-level maintenance in support of station aircraft, tenant squadrons and special units. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Peter Lewis/Released)

151020-M-CV548-054 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) transporting U.S. Marines and Portuguese Marines from the USS Arlington (LPD 24) moves towards Pinheiro Da Cruz 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)

151020-M-CV548-079 PINHEIRO DA CRUZ, PRAIA DA RAPOSA, Portugal (Oct. 20, 2015) A landing craft air cushion (LCAC) transporting U.S. Marines and Portuguese Marines from the USS Arlington (LPD 24) moves towards Pinheiro Da Cruz 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)

A Royal Netherlands Marine climbs a ladder during an urban training exercise involving U.S. Marines and Royal Marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 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 Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

Foreign Marines and U.S. Marines assigned to Force Reconnaissance Platoon, Maritime Raid Force, 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), board a vessel during simulated Maritime Interdiction Operations (MIO) training in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Aug. 29, 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 with Landing Support Company, 1st Transport Support Battalion, 1st Combat Logistics Regiment, brace against rotor wash during an assault support tactics exercise at Landing Zone Bull, Chocolate Mountain Aerial Gunnery Range, Calif., Oct. 12, 2015. This exercise was part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) 1-16, a seven week training event, hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One (MAWTS-1) cadre, which emphasizes operational integration of the six functions of Marine Corps aviation in support of a Marine Corps Air Ground Task Force. MAWTS-1 provides standardized advanced tactical training and certification of unit instructor qualifications to support Marine Aviation Training and Readiness and assists in developing and employing aviation and tactics. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Roderick L. Jacquote MAWTS-1 COMCAM/Released)

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 5, 2013) Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician 2nd Class Jordan Greenstein, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, sets a timer for a check-list during radiation detection training. 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 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Maritime Raid Force Marines fires a M40A5 sniper rifle while conducting a marksmanship training exercise at a range in Qatar, April 22, 2013. Eagle Resolve is an annual multilateral exercise designed to enhance regional cooperative defense efforts of the Gulf Cooperation Council nations and U.S. Central Command. The 26th MEU is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations aboard the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group. The 26th MEU operates continuously across the globe, providing the president and unified combatant commanders with a forward-deployed, sea-based quick reaction force. The MEU is a Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of conducting amphibious operations, crisis response and limited contingency operations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Christopher Q. Stone, 26th MEU Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Marines simulate firing on a terrorist from a moving vehicle during Israeli Counter Terror Warfare training, Nov. 24, 2009, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Nir Maman and Shay Amir, Israeli Counter Terror Warfare instructors, came to the air station to train selected Marines to enhance their abilities in urban warfare. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. John M. Raufmann/Released)

A Royal Netherlands Marine breaches a door an urban training exercise involving U.S. Marines and Royal Marines on Camp Lejeune, N.C., March 24, 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 Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2D MARDIV Combat Camera/Released)

U.S. Navy Chief Hospital Corpsman Christopher Precht, right, a dive medical technician, speaks with Colombian sailors during a meet and greet as part of Navy Dive-Southern Partnership Station (ND-SPS) 2012 in Cartegena, Colombia, Feb. 27, 2012. Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit 2 was supporting ND-SPS 12, a multinational partnership engagement designed to increase interoperability and partner nation capacity through diving operations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Brandon Keck, U.S. Navy/Released)

NAVAL SUPPORT ACTIVITY BAHRAIN (July 22, 2013) Navy Diver 2nd Class Michael Fox, assigned to Commander, Task Group (CTG) 56.1, leaves the surface 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)

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kyle Weaver, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, marshals a U.S. Army Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck on to a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 23, 2014 at Bagram 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. Weaver a native of Wichita, Kan. is deployed from the 16th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson/Released)

Azerbaijani soldiers move in on an objective during a military advisory team and police advisory team training exercise at U.S. Army Europe's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 14. The exercise is designed to replicate the operational environment in Afghanistan to prepare MATs and PATs for counterinsurgency operations and the ability to train, advise and enable the Afghan National Army and the Afghan National Police forces. (Photo by Spc. Stephen Solomon)

MUTSU BAY Japan (July 23, 2016) An Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technician, assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5, searches the hull of the JS Bungo in the Mutsu Bay off the coast of Japan during the 2JA 2016 Mine Countermeasure Exercise (2JA-16 MCMEX). 2JA Mine Countermeasures Exercise is an annual bilateral exercise between the U.S. Navy and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force to strengthen interoperability and increase proficiencies in mine countermeasure operations. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by MC3 Alfred A. Coffield/Released)

U.S. Army Sgt. Bethzabe Delgado, a veterinary technician, obtains a fecal sample from a sheep outside of the Linton McDonnough Memorial Veterinary Laboratory during Continuing Promise 2011 in Kingston, Jamaica, April 14, 2011. The sample will be analyzed for parasites during a subject matter exchange with Jamaican veterinarians. Continuing Promise is regularly scheduled mission to countries in Central and South America and the Caribbean, where the U.S. Navy and its partnering nations work with host nations and a variety of governmental and nongovernmental agencies to train in civil-military operations. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathen E. Davis, U.S. Navy/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

YUMA PROVING GROUNDS, Ariz. - U.S. Marines with Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment (3/6), 2nd Marine Division, provide security during a dry run of a platoon attack at Afghan Alley for the Talon Exercise (TalonEx) April 2, 2014. TalonEx is a series of live- fire ranges conducted by the Marines of 3/6 before the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course hosted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Lance Cpl. Christopher A. Mendoza, 2nd MARDIV COMCAM/ Released)