U.S. Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team depart Aviano Air Base, Italy, in an Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft April 23, 2014, on their way to Poland.
Europe-based U.S. Army units were deployed to Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia to conduct bilateral military exercises and reinforce NATO security commitments to the host nations. (DoD photo by Staff Sgt. R.J. Biermann, U.S. Air Force/Released). Original public domain image from Flickr