A-10 over Adazi
ADAZI, Latvia -- A Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron conducts a show of force June 7 in support of ground forces maneuvering on an objective as part of Exercise Saber Strike. Saber Strike 2013 is a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational, tactical field training and command post exercise occurring in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia June 3-14 that involves more than 2,000 personnel from 14 different countries. The exercise trains participants on command and control as well as interoperability with regional partners and is designed to improve joint, multinational capability in a variety of missions and to prepare participants to support multinational contingency operations worldwide.(Lativan Ministry of Defense photo by Gatis Dieziņš). Original public domain image from Flickr