Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment,

Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, move into position in their Bradley Fighting Vehicles during the multinational exercise Iron Sword 2014 in Pabrade, Lithuania, Nov. 11, 2014. More than 2,500 military personnel from nine NATO member countries, including the U.S., are participating in the exercise, originally planned by the Lithuanian Land Forces and expanded to include other countries. Iron Sword 2014 is part of the larger, multinational combined-arms exercise Atlantic Resolve, led by U.S. Army Europe and taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, intended to enhance multinational interoperability, strengthen relationships among allied militaries, contribute to regional stability and demonstrate U.S. commitment to NATO. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. David Turner)