{"id":8031,"date":"2017-07-20T14:34:17","date_gmt":"2017-07-20T14:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/07\/20\/strykers-cross-eastern-europe-in-operation-dragoon-ride\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:40:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:40:31","slug":"strykers-cross-eastern-europe-in-operation-dragoon-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/07\/20\/strykers-cross-eastern-europe-in-operation-dragoon-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Strykers cross Eastern Europe in Operation Dragoon Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"659\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17373\" data-id=\"17373\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168181468076-lithuania-nato-weig-2-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168181468076-lithuania-nato-weig-2-jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168181468076-lithuania-nato-weig-2-jpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168181468076-lithuania-nato-weig-2-jpg.jpg?resize=768,506 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment ride on an armored vehicle  during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise in Salociai some  178 kms (110 miles) north of the capital  Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, March 23, 2015. The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Lithuania, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise designed to reinforce America&#8217;s allies. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17379\" data-id=\"17379\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177805325767-16699684937-0564d346e4-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177805325767-16699684937-0564d346e4-kjpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177805325767-16699684937-0564d346e4-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177805325767-16699684937-0564d346e4-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Men and women from Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment receive a mission briefing at an airfield in Estonia prior to setting off on their 1,800 mile drive to Vilseck<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17386\" data-id=\"17386\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168376001323-16720840529-2749ba290b-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168376001323-16720840529-2749ba290b-kjpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168376001323-16720840529-2749ba290b-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168376001323-16720840529-2749ba290b-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A young Estonian child meets members of the US military police. US military police are responsible for safely guiding the convoy on public roads.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17391\" data-id=\"17391\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177768821533-16907008715-69de60bea0-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177768821533-16907008715-69de60bea0-kjpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177768821533-16907008715-69de60bea0-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177768821533-16907008715-69de60bea0-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A gunner sits atop an armored Humvee, one of several other vehicles joining the Dragoon march.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17397\" data-id=\"17397\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177949314690-16907007575-c62204c41b-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177949314690-16907007575-c62204c41b-kjpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177949314690-16907007575-c62204c41b-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177949314690-16907007575-c62204c41b-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A convoy of Strykers pulled over at the side of the road in Estonia for routine checks.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"752\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17405\" data-id=\"17405\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178227776475-1830084001jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178227776475-1830084001jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178227776475-1830084001jpg.jpg?resize=300,226 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178227776475-1830084001jpg.jpg?resize=768,578 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">First Lt. Katrina Andrews, 615th Military Police Company, is interviewed by Estonian Army public information soldiers, March 21, 2015. The 615th MP Company is escorting the 2nd Cavalry Regiment during their Dragoon Ride from Tapa, Estonia, to their home base in Vilseck, Germany, as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. OAR is a demonstration of continued U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and enduring peace and stability in the Baltic Region. Enhanced land force multi-national training and security cooperation activities take place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania ensuring multi-national interoperability and strengthening relationships among allied militaries. (Photo by U.S. Army SFC Joel Quebec, 314th Press Camp Headquarters)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"664\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17409\" data-id=\"17409\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178333545153-1830080001jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178333545153-1830080001jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178333545153-1830080001jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178333545153-1830080001jpg.jpg?resize=768,510 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A couple show their support of NATO and the U.S. as hundreds of citizens turned out on March 21, 2015, to see a static display of 2nd Cavalry Regiment Stryker vehicles during Dragoon Ride, a capstone event of 2CR\u2019s latest participation in Operation Atlantic Resolve. OAR is a demonstration of continued U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and enduring peace and stability in the Baltic Region. Enhanced land force multi-national training and security cooperation activities take place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania ensuring multi-national interoperability and strengthening relationships among allied militaries. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joel Quebec, 314th Press Camp Headquarters)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17413\" data-id=\"17413\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168377405332-16284633254-ee26cda6b5-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168377405332-16284633254-ee26cda6b5-kjpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168377405332-16284633254-ee26cda6b5-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168377405332-16284633254-ee26cda6b5-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Men from Iron Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment pose by their Strykers at a static display near the town of Jelgavkrasti in Latvia.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"617\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17421\" data-id=\"17421\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178191896245-latvia-nato-weig-3-001jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178191896245-latvia-nato-weig-3-001jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178191896245-latvia-nato-weig-3-001jpg.jpg?resize=300,185 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178191896245-latvia-nato-weig-3-001jpg.jpg?resize=768,474 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Stryker vehicles of the US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment roll the highway, during &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise,  in Riga, Latvia, Sunday, March 22, 2015. The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Latvia, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise designed to reinforce America&#8217;s allies. (AP Photo\/Oksana Dzadan)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"708\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17428\" data-id=\"17428\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178319037060-latvia-nato-weig001jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178319037060-latvia-nato-weig001jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178319037060-latvia-nato-weig001jpg.jpg?resize=300,212 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178319037060-latvia-nato-weig001jpg.jpg?resize=768,544 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Army&#8217;s Captain Michael Duncan smiles in front of a Stryker vehicle of the US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment, during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise,  in Riga, Latvia, Sunday, March 22, 2015. The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Latvia, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise designed to reinforce America&#8217;s allies. (AP Photo\/Oksana Dzadan)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1416\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17440\" data-id=\"17440\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178304372966-latvia-nato-weig-2-001jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178304372966-latvia-nato-weig-2-001jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178304372966-latvia-nato-weig-2-001jpg.jpg?resize=212,300 212w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178304372966-latvia-nato-weig-2-001jpg.jpg?resize=768,1087 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178304372966-latvia-nato-weig-2-001jpg.jpg?resize=723,1024 723w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Stryker vehicles of the US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment roll down the highway, during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise,  in Riga, Latvia, Sunday, March 22, 2015. The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Latvia, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise designed to reinforce America&#8217;s allies. (AP Photo\/Oksana Dzadan)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17446\" data-id=\"17446\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168053703257-16286992513-9683c303b4-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168053703257-16286992513-9683c303b4-kjpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168053703257-16286992513-9683c303b4-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168053703257-16286992513-9683c303b4-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Latvian soldier atop his Humvee at a static display in Riga, Latvia.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"724\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17463\" data-id=\"17463\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178132615865-latvia-nato-weig-1-001jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178132615865-latvia-nato-weig-1-001jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178132615865-latvia-nato-weig-1-001jpg.jpg?resize=300,217 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178132615865-latvia-nato-weig-1-001jpg.jpg?resize=768,556 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Latvian Army troop member shows his gun to a young  boy, during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise, in Riga, Latvia, Sunday, March 22, 2015. The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Latvia, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise designed to reinforce America&#8217;s allies. (AP Photo\/Oksana Dzadan)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17470\" data-id=\"17470\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177809225792-16286993363-100d798211-kjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177809225792-16286993363-100d798211-kjpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177809225792-16286993363-100d798211-kjpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627177809225792-16286993363-100d798211-kjpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Strykers lined up at a static display in the city of Riga, Latvia.\r<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"969\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17484\" data-id=\"17484\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178178012156-1830088001jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178178012156-1830088001jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178178012156-1830088001jpg.jpg?resize=300,291 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627178178012156-1830088001jpg.jpg?resize=768,744 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">First Lt. Stephanie Hasenfus, 515th Transportation Company, Baumholder, Germany, talks to a young girl March 22, 2015, during 2d Cavalry Regiment\u2019s Dragoon Ride from Tapa, Estonia, to their home base in Vilseck, Germany as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. OAR is a demonstration of continued U.S. commitment to the collective security of NATO and to enduring peace and stability in the Baltic Region. Enhanced land force multi-national training and security cooperation activities are taking place across Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Romania to ensure multi-national interoperability and strengthen relationships among allied militaries. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Joel Quebec, 314th Press Camp Headquarters)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"652\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17494\" data-id=\"17494\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168381773360-lithuania-nato-weig-3-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168381773360-lithuania-nato-weig-3-jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168381773360-lithuania-nato-weig-3-jpg.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168381773360-lithuania-nato-weig-3-jpg.jpg?resize=768,501 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A member of US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment meets with local residents on a Stryker vehicle during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise, in Salociai some 178 kms (110 miles) north of the capital  Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, March 23, 2015. The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Lithuania, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise designed to reinforce America&#8217;s allies. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"701\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17501\" data-id=\"17501\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168575058599-lithuania-nato-weig-6-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168575058599-lithuania-nato-weig-6-jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168575058599-lithuania-nato-weig-6-jpg.jpg?resize=300,210 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168575058599-lithuania-nato-weig-6-jpg.jpg?resize=768,538 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A member of US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment pose for photo with an unidentified mother and child atop a US Stryker military vehicle during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise, in Salociai some 178 kms (110 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, March 23, 2015.  The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Lithuania, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"661\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17513\" data-id=\"17513\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168481614000-lithuania-nato-weigjpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168481614000-lithuania-nato-weigjpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168481614000-lithuania-nato-weigjpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168481614000-lithuania-nato-weigjpg.jpg?resize=768,508 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A member of US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment shows a gun to a woman during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise, in Salociai some 178 kms (110 miles) north of the capital  Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, March 23, 2015. The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Lithuania, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise designed to reinforce America&#8217;s allies. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"672\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17530\" data-id=\"17530\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168520146247-lithuania-nato-weig-1-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168520146247-lithuania-nato-weig-1-jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168520146247-lithuania-nato-weig-1-jpg.jpg?resize=300,202 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168520146247-lithuania-nato-weig-1-jpg.jpg?resize=768,516 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A member of US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment shows a gun to a young boy on a Stryker vehicle during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise, in Salociai some 178 kms (110 miles) north of the capital  Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, March 23, 2015. The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Lithuania, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise designed to reinforce America&#8217;s allies. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"646\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17540\" data-id=\"17540\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168274912675-lithuania-nato-weig-4-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168274912675-lithuania-nato-weig-4-jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168274912675-lithuania-nato-weig-4-jpg.jpg?resize=300,194 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168274912675-lithuania-nato-weig-4-jpg.jpg?resize=768,496 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment ride on an armored vehicle during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise in Salociai some 178 kms (110 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, March 23, 2015. The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Lithuania, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise designed to reinforce America&#8217;s allies. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"643\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17545\" data-id=\"17545\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168586914675-lithuania-nato-weig-5-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168586914675-lithuania-nato-weig-5-jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168586914675-lithuania-nato-weig-5-jpg.jpg?resize=300,193 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168586914675-lithuania-nato-weig-5-jpg.jpg?resize=768,494 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Stryker vehicles of the US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment across the bridge during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise, in Salociai some 178 kms (110 miles) north of the capital  Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, March 23, 2015. The troops began the trek on March 21, and will travel through Lithuania, The Czech Republic and onto Germany by April 1 in an exercise designed to reinforce America&#8217;s allies. (AP Photo\/Mindaugas Kulbis)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"653\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-17552\" data-id=\"17552\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168544950406-lithuania-nato-weig-7-jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168544950406-lithuania-nato-weig-7-jpg.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168544950406-lithuania-nato-weig-7-jpg.jpg?resize=300,196 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635627168544950406-lithuania-nato-weig-7-jpg.jpg?resize=768,502 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Members of US Army\u0092s 2nd Cavalry Regiment ride on an armored vehicle during the &#8221;Dragoon Ride&#8221; military exercise, in Salociai some 178 kms (110 miles) north of the capital Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, March 23, 2015.  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