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Indiana National Guard unit completes Slovak Shield 2016 with other NATO allies
October 14, 2016
Calvary scouts with team outlaw and Outlaw Troop, 4th Cavalry Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, demonstrate dismount tactics at the Slovak Shield 2016 Visitors Day Oct. 13, 2016 at Military Training Area Lest, Slovak Republic. U.S. Soldiers participated in Slovak Shield as a part of Atlantic Resolve, a U.S. led effort in Eastern Europe that demonstrates the U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and enduring peace and stability in the region.
American, NATO allies unite at Slovak Shield 2016
October 11, 2016
U.S. Army Soldiers, Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic, Czech Army, Polish Armed Forces and Hungarian Defense Forces soldiers stand in formation during the Slovak Shield 2016 opening ceremony Oct. 6, 2016 at Military Training Area Lest, Slovak Republic.. Slovak Shield will expand its ‘scale of operations’, interoperability and joint force training with more than two thousand U.S. and allied forces training in MTA Lest and other locations throughout Slovakia.
Allied Spirit V offers realistic combat experience to National Guard
October 7, 2016
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Malanka, center, of the 40th Infantry Division, joins his staff in touring aviation facilities during the Allied Spirit V exercise Oct. 1, 2016, at the 7th Army Training Command's Hohenfels Training Center, Germany. More than 60 soldiers from the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division are serving as the Higher Control (HICON) during Exercise Allied Spirit V through mid-October 2016. The soldiers are providing direction and expertise to military units from 8 NATO nations, including several U.S. active duty and reserve component personnel. The U.S. Army Europe training involves more than 2,500 participants working to strengthen tactical interoperability and test secure communications between NATO members and partner nations.