Delta Company, 4th Light Armor Reconnaissance Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps, zero the weapon system of a M1A1 Abrams tank as part of a live-fire training event during Saber Strike 18, June 3, 2018, Adazi training area, Latvia. Saber Strike 18 is the eighth iteration of the long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led
cooperative training exercise designed to enhance interoperability among allies and regional partners. This year’s exercise, scheduled to take place from June 3-15, focuses on improving land and air operational capabilities with an additional key objective to train with NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence (eFP) battlegroups. The eFP battlegroups located in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland are part of NATO’s overall deterrence and defense posture and are designed to demonstrate the Alliance’s determination and ability to act as one in response to anyaggression against its members. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 1st Class John Banfield/Released).
Date Taken: | 06.03.2018 |
Date Posted: | 06.04.2018 07:11 |
Photo ID: | 4445479 |
VIRIN: | 180603-N-LT766-0021 |
Resolution: | 3517x2344 |
Size: | 3.77 MB |
Location: | ADAZI TRAINING AREA, RIGA, LV |
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