Allies on ice: Military teams face off in the Stronger Together Hockey Exhibition

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dylan Knox and Latvian National Guard Sgt. Maj. Arvis Solims share a joke between games during a military hockey event April 22, 2023, at the Valmieras Olimpiskais Centrs in Valmiera, Latvia. Military hockey teams from Latvia, Canada and the United States participated in the friendly competition as part of the Stronger Together Hockey Exhibition, a series of military hockey events that, through a shared love for hockey, strengthens partnerships and contributes to solidarity and interoperability in deterring aggression along NATO’s eastern flank. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Sgt. Daryl T. Madrid)