U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Mendez (left), a paratrooper

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Mendez (left), a paratrooper with 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, strains to pin fellow paratrooper Spc. Anthony Crisci during an allied-force arm-wrestling competition June 2, 2014 at Adazi Military Base, Latvia. The competition was part of a combined training event focused on establishing camaraderie and rapport between U.S. and Latvian forces. The U.S. and Latvian forces have been holding regular combat training exercises alongside one another in Latvia for over a month. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Seth LaCount, 126th Press Camp Headquarters, Michigan Army National Guard)