Military Attaches from the Danish, German, Norwegian, Hungarian, Swedish and United States Embassies in Latvia were hosted by the Latvian Armed Forces and Michigan Army National Guard Soldiers of the Unmanned Aerial Surveillance platoon, B Company, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 37th Brigade Combat Team at Lielvarde Air Base on June 4, 2014.
The military attaches were briefed by Latvian Col. Aivars Mezors about the construction, capabilities and future upgrades to Lielvarde Air Base. Mezors also spoke of the partnership Latvia maintains with the Michigan National Guard and how Michigan Soldiers would soon be supporting Exercise "Sabre Strike 14."
After Mezors' presentation, Capt. Mark Wurth briefed the military attaches about the activities of the UAS platoon. Movement from the United States to Latvia, support of exercises "Namejs" and "Flaming Sword", and preparations to support exercise "Sabre Strike 14" were among the topics that Wurth covered.
"It has been a rewarding experience working with our Latvian partners at Lielvarde Airfield during the past month. Our combined efforts have allowed us to increase the interoperability of our training and systems," said Capt. Mark Wurth.
The briefings were followed by Latvian aviators and American UAS platoon members conducting static displays of their primary equipment. The Latvians explained how they used MI-17 helicopters for transportation and search and rescue missions. The UAS platoon showed their aircraft operator shelters, aircraft launcher and launched an RQ-7B aircraft for the visiting military dignitaries to watch.
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