Heroes on helos: American paratroopers, Estonian Scouts train together in air assault

1 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A paratrooper in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade wades through a stream caked in algae during an air assault training mission held Aug. 22-24 in Paldiski, Estonia. The three-day exercise also featured several... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

2 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Lucas C. Amyx, a Harrison, Ohio native serving as an infantryman in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade wades through a stream coated in algae during a Helicopter Assault Force Raid training mission held Aug... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

3 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Ross A. Murphy (left), a Raleigh, North Carolina native serving as a platoon sergeant in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade directs a radio operator from the Estonian Defense Forces' Single Scouts Inf... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

4 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Journalists from Postimees, one of Estonia's largest news agencies, interview Capt. Orlando R. Zambrano, a Tampa, Florida native serving as the liaison officer for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade about the ai... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

5 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Journalists from Postimees, one of Estonia's largest news agencies, interview Capt. Orlando R. Zambrano, a Tampa, Florida native serving as the liaison officer for Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade about the ai... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

6 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Pvt. Brandon Whitler (left), a New Albany, Indiana native serving as an infantryman in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, and Pfc. Darren P. Ziolowski (right), a Buffalo, New York native also serving as an infa... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

7 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 1st Lt. Corey Morgan (left), a Roanoke, Virginia native and platoon leader in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade directs an Armored Personnel Carrier commanded by Ensign Taavet Raasik (right) from the Estonian D... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

8 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – 1st Lt. Corey Morgan (left), a Roanoke, Virginia native and platoon leader in Company B, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade directs an Armored Personnel Carrier commanded by Ensign Taavet Raasik (right) from the Estonian D... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

9 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – American paratroopers and Estonian soldiers exit a UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade during an air assault training mission held Aug 22-24 in Paldiski, Estonia. The three-day exercise featured troops from Company B, 2nd... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

10 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade descends to a landing zone during an air assault Aug. 22 at Paldiski, Estonia. Several Blackhawks inserted American paratroopers from the 173rd Air... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

11 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter from 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade descends to a landing zone during an air assault Aug. 22 at Paldiski, Estonia. Several Blackhawks inserted American paratroopers from the 173rd Air... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

12 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Cpl. Ilja Danilov, an Estonian Defense Forces' soldier, lies in wait to ambush American paratroopers conducting an air assault training mission Aug. 22 in Paldiski, Estonia. Role-playing as opposing forces, Danilov and other soldiers from the Estonia... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

13 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ensign Taavet Raasik, an Armored Personnel Carrier commander assigned to the Estonian Defense Forces' Single Scouts Infantry Battalion receives instructions from an American officer during an air assault training mission held Aug. 22-24 in Paldiski, ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

14 / 14 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Rivo Reisner, a soldier in the Estonian Defense Forces' Single Scouts Infantry Battalion, scans for targets during an air assault training mission held Aug. 22-24 in Paldiski, Estonia. The three-day exercise featured troops from the Estonian Sin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL