U.S. Army Reserve civil affairs and German agencies build relationship through disaster relief training
11:57 AM9/21/2017
Sgt. John Rene (middle), soldier with Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, coordinates a search and rescue operation with a Bundeswehr soldier from the Sanitätsstaffel Einsatz unit in Cologne, Germany and Bundesanstalt Technisches Hilfswerk, a civilian protection organization, during training exercise Cobra Strike 17, Wackernheim, Germany, Sept. 16, 2017. This local multi-partnered exercise tests civil affairs solders’ assessment skills in a fictitious post-earthquake disaster scenario and coordination with local emergency services (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Capt. Jeku Arce, 221st Public Affairs Detachment).
Latvian civilian contractors guide an M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) onto a trailer at the rail yard in Garkalnes, Latvia on July 9, 2016. Latvian contractors are working with soldiers from the 386th Transportation Detachment, 39th Transport Battalion to provide movement control for 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment whose soldiers are training with their Latvian allies in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve which is being conducted in Eastern Europe to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region.
2nd Lt. Craig Longmire, a native of Fairfax Station, VA, a Transportation Officer assigned to 386th Transportation Detachment, 39th Transport Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, is talking on the phone with Latvian citizen contractors to coordinate the rail yard shipment at Camp Adazi, Latvia on July 9, 2016. The soldiers of the 386th Transportation Detachment provide movement control for 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment whose soldiers are training with their Latvian allies in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve which is being conducted in Eastern Europe to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region.
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment, work with soldiers from the 386th Transportation Detachment, 39th Transport Battalion to disconnect a pair of M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles (BFV) at the rail yard in Garkalnes, Latvia on July 9, 2016. The soldiers of the 386th Transportation Detachment provide movement control for 3rd Battalion whose soldiers are training with their Latvian allies in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve which is being conducted in Eastern Europe to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region.
Latvian civilian contractors transfer an M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV) from train to trailer at the rail yard in Garkalnes, Latvia on July 9, 2016. Latvian contractors are working with soldiers from the 386th Transportation Detachment, 39th Transport Battalion who provide movement control for 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment. Soldiers from 3rd Battalion are training with their Latvian allies in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve which is being conducted in Eastern Europe to demonstrate U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and dedication to enduring peace and stability in the region.
U.S. Soldiers, Latvians work transportation for Operation Atlantic Resolve
12:53 PM7/12/2016
GARKALNES, Latvia – A shipment arrived by train July 7, 2016, containing M2A2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles (BFV), M1114 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWV), and M977 Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT) for the soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment. Soldiers assigned to 386th Transportation Detachment, 39th Transport Battalion, are the movement control for 3rd Battalion.
