Michigan National Guard partners with Latvian Land Forces

Sgt. David Snyder, gunner assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 119th Field Artillery Regiment, Michigan National Guard, watches Pfc. Jevgenijs Gubinskis, Latvian Land Forces, change the gunner's site controls on their M777A2 howitzer during training near Adazi, Latvia, March 24, 2015. The Michigan National Guard 1-119th FA is working with their Latvian counterparts as part of Operation Summer Shield XII, a multinational NATO training exercise whose participants include U.S. active duty Army, Reserve, and National Guard, U.S. Marines, and units from Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Luxembourg, and Canada. Michigan and Latvia have worked together in the State Partnership Program for 23 years. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kimberly Bratic, Michigan National Guard/Released)

By Staff Sgt. Kimberly Bratic Mar 31, 2015

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Michigan National Guard partners with Latvian Land Forces