Equipment Arrives in Latvia by Train

By Capt. Jennifer Cruz, 10th Press Camp HeadquartersOctober 31, 2015

Equipment Arrives in Latvia by Train
1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An M1078 Light Utility Truck is suspended in the air as it is moved onto a rail car at the port in Liepaja, Latvia, Oct. 27, 2015. The equipment belonging to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division is ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Equipment Arrives in Latvia by Train
2 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An M1078 Light Utility Truck is suspended in the air as it is moved onto a rail car at the port in Liepaja, Latvia, Oct. 27, 2015. The equipment belonging to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division is ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Equipment Arrives in Latvia by Train
3 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An M1152 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle is suspended in the air as it is being moved onto the rail car at the port in Liepaja, Latvia, Oct. 27, 2015. The equipment belonging to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Equipment Arrives in Latvia by Train
4 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle sits on a rail car at the port in Liepaja, Latvia, Oct. 27, 2015. The equipment belonging to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division is awaiting transport to a military b... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Equipment Arrives in Latvia by Train
5 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An M1 Abrahams Main Battle Tank is in the queue to be transferred to the rail at the port in Liepaja, Latvia, Oct. 27, 2015. The equipment belonging to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division is being ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Equipment Arrives in Latvia by Train
6 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – An M1 Abrahams Main Battle Tank is suspended in the air at the port in Liepaja, Latvia Oct. 27, 2015. The equipment belonging to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division is being transported in support ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL

LIEPAJA, Latvia -- Equipment belonging to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division continues to arrive in the port in Liepaja, Latvia on October 27, 2015.

Upon arrival at the port, the various tanks, cargo trucks, and Bradley fighting vehicles were loaded onto waiting trains to be transported to several bases throughout the Baltic region.

3rd Bn, 69th Ar. Regt. soldiers recently assumed the mission of U.S. Army Europe's regionally allocated force from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), and will be spending their remaining weeks in Europe training alongside the Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian and Polish militaries.

3rd Bn, 69th Ar. Regt. will be participating in numerous training exercises in the Baltic region in the coming weeks, to include exercise Iron Sword which will be occuring in Lithuania in mid-November.

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