ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Brig. Gen. Kenneth Roberts, Third Army/ARCENT Director of Operations, is greeted by General-Lieutenant Saken Zhasuzakov, the Kazakhstan Chief of Defense, during the opening ceremony for Steppe Eagle 2013 at Iliskiy Training Cente...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Exercise Steppe Eagle 2013 began with an opening ceremony at Iliskiy Training Center Aug. 10. Steppe Eagle is an annual, multi-national exercise, which is conducted by the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Brigade and Battalion, the Arizon...

Kazakhstan Air Mobile Forces soldiers participate in an opening ceremony for Exercise Steppe Eagle 2013 at the Iliskiy Training Center Aug. 10. Steppe Eagle is an annual, multi-national exercise, which is conducted by the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Brig...

ALMATY, Kazakhstan - Representatives from different countries stand alongside Brig. Gen. Kenneth Roberts, Third Army/U.S. Army Central Director of Operations, while he delivers a speech during the opening ceremony for Exercise Steppe Eagle 2013 at th...

Exercise Steppe Eagle 2013 began with an opening ceremony at Iliskiy Training Center Aug. 10. Steppe Eagle is an annual, multi-national exercise, which is conducted by the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Brigade and Battalion, the Arizona Army National Guard, the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, and Third Army/ARCENT. Other participating nations include Italy, Kyrgystan, Lithuania, Switzerland, Tajikistan, and the United Kingdom. The exercise will help build strong alliances while allowing more than 1,000 participants from seven militaries to practice interoperability.