Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with 173rd paratroopers

By Staff Sgt. HollyAnn NicomOctober 1, 2014

Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with 173rd paratroopers
1 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexis Cruz, 2nd Platoon Leader, Apache Troop, 1st Battalion, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and a Miami native, presents Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Chief of Defense of Latvia, with his unit patch here on Sept. 26, 2014. Troops from 2nd Cav. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with 173rd paratroopers
2 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexis Cruz, 2nd Platoon Leader, Apache Troop, 1st Battalion, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and a Miami native, presents Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Chief of Defense of Latvia, with his unit patch here on Sept. 26, 2014. Troops from 2nd Cav. ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with 173rd paratroopers
3 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Army 1st Lt. Alexis Cruz of Apache Troop, 1st Battalion, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and a Miami native, shakes hands with Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Chief of Defense of Latvia, here on Sept. 26, 2014. Troops from 2nd Cav. Regt. are in Latvia supportin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with 173rd paratroopers
4 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Chief of Defense of Latvia, addresses U.S. and Latvian troops during a statue dedication ceremony here on Sept. 26, 2014. The statue, which was constructed from donations, is in remembrance of eight Latvian soldiers killed w... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with 173rd paratroopers
5 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Lt. Gen. Raimonds Graube, Chief of Defense of Latvia, shows off one of the newly-planted memorial trees to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Todd Brown, Commander, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade based at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Ita... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with 173rd paratroopers
6 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – U.S. Soldiers from 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division render a salute during a dedication ceremony here for Latvian Soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan on Sept. 26, 2014. The 1st Cavalry Division is replacing paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne B... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with 173rd paratroopers
7 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – American paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade provide fire support for Latvian Soldiers conducting a live-fire training exercise here on Sept. 26, 2014. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is currently deployed for training to Poland and the Baltic st... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with 173rd paratroopers
8 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – American paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade provide fire support for Latvian Soldiers conducting a live-fire training exercise here on Sept. 26, 2014. The 173rd Airborne Brigade is currently deployed for training to Poland and the Baltic st... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with 173rd paratroopers
9 / 9 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade watch as a 12th Combat Aviation Brigade UH-60 Black Hawk flies over the range here after dropping Latvian Soldiers near their objective during a combined live-fire Sept. 26, 2014. The 173rd Airborne Brigad... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

ADAZI, Latvia - Chief of Defense of Latvia meets with paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade here in Latvia on Sept. 26, 2014.

The 173rd Airborne Brigade is currently deployed for training to Poland and the Baltic states for Operation Atlantic Resolve, a series of land force training activities that bolster interoperability with NATO allies.

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