VENTSPILS, Latvia – Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One Sailors lower a USMC M1A1 Abrams Tank from the cargo deck of the USNS SGT WILLIAM R. BUTTON to an awaiting Improved Navy Lighterage System causeway ferry, operated by Amphibious Construction Battalion Two, for transportation ashore as part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force offload during Saber Strike 17, May 23, 2017. Exercise Saber Strike 17 is an annual combined-joint exercise conducted at various locations throughout the Baltic region and Poland. The combined training prepares allies and partners to respond to regional crises and meet
VENTSPILS, Latvia – Navy Cargo Handling Battalion One Sailors lower a USMC M1A1 Abrams Tank from the cargo deck of the USNS SGT WILLIAM R. BUTTON to an awaiting Improved Navy Lighterage System causeway ferry, operated by Amphibious Construction Battalion Two, for transportation ashore as part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force offload during Saber Strike 17, May 23, 2017. Exercise Saber Strike 17 is an annual combined-joint exercise conducted at various locations throughout the Baltic region and Poland. The combined training prepares allies and partners to respond to regional crises and meet their own security needs by improving the security of borders and countering threats. ( Navy photo by MC3 Kenneth Gardner/ Released)
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