Yavoriv, Ukraine – Staff Sgt. Angie Mariano, a security

Yavoriv, Ukraine – Staff Sgt. Angie Mariano, a security manager assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine (JMTG-U), engages in conversation over a meal with Mark T. Esper, the United States Secretary of the Army during a visit to the Yavoriv Combat Training Center (CTC) here Feb. 2. During the visit, Esper toured the CTC and met with key leaders and Soldiers assigned to JMTG-U. Currently more than 220 Soldiers from New York's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are deployed to Ukraine where they are working hand-in-hand with the Ukrainian Army as they strive toward obtaining its goal of NATO