By Senior Airman Nicole Keim, USAFE-AFAFRICA Public Affairs / Published June 13, 2016
Pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron fly over Riga, Latvia, June 10, 2016. U.S. armed forces and Latvian airmen will participate in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been conducted annually since 2010. This year’s exercise will focus on promoting interoperability with allies and regional partners. The United States has enduring interests in supporting peace and prosperity in Europe and bolstering the strength and vitality of NATO, which is critical to global security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Keim)
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron flies over Riga, Latvia, June 10, 2016. U.S. armed forces and Latvian airmen will participate in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been conducted annually since 2010. This year’s exercise will focus on promoting interoperability with allies and regional partners and improve joint-operational capability in a variety of missions to prepare the participating nations and units for the future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Keim)
A C-130J Super Hercules is parked before take-off June 10, 2016, at Riga Airport, Latvia. U.S. forces are in Europe participating in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been conducted annually since 2010. This year’s exercise will focus on promoting interoperability with allies and regional partners. The United States has enduring interests in supporting peace and prosperity in Europe and bolstering the strength and vitality of NATO, which is critical to global security. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Keim)
U.S. Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein, Germany, and Latvian airmen load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules June 10, 2016, at Riga Airport, Latvia. U.S. forces are in Europe participating in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been conducted annually since 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Keim)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Asselin, 127th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flight chief, unloads equipment from an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia June 11, 2016. U.S. armed forces and Latvian airmen will participate in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise taking place throughout Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Keim)
A-10 Thunderbolt II pilots assigned to the 107th Fighter Squadron from Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, walk on the flightline after landing at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia June 11, 2016. U.S. armed forces and Latvian airmen will participate in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been conducted annually since 2010. This year’s exercise will focus on promoting interoperability with allies and regional partners and improve joint-operational capability in a variety of missions to prepare the participating nations and units for the future. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Keim)
A pilot from the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, exits an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia June 11, 2016. U.S. armed forces and Latvian airmen will participate in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been conducted annually since 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Keim)
A crew chief guides an A-10C Thunderbolt II pilot into parking position at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia June 11, 2016. Members of the 107th Fighter Squadron, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan join other U.S. armed forces and Latvian airmen to participate in Saber Strike 16; a long-standing, U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed, U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative-training exercise, which has been conducted annually since 2010. This year’s exercise will focus on promoting interoperability with allies and regional partners. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicole Keim)