United States Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno follows behind Lithuanian Land Forces Commander, Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, left, as he awards a Soldier assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), with Lithuanian Jump Wings following a multinational parachute jump from UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters at the Great Lithuanian Hetman Jonusas Radvila Training Regiment, in Rukla, Lithuania, July 7, 2015. Involved in the jump were Soldiers from Dog Company, Mission Command Element, 4th Infantry Division, and the L


United States Army Chief of Staff, Gen. Raymond T. Odierno follows behind Lithuanian Land Forces Commander, Maj. Gen. Almantas Leika, left, as he awards a Soldier assigned to Dog Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), with Lithuanian Jump Wings following a multinational parachute jump from UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters at the Great Lithuanian Hetman Jonusas Radvila Training Regiment, in Rukla, Lithuania, July 7, 2015. Involved in the jump were Soldiers from Dog Company, Mission Command Element, 4th Infantry Division, and the Lithuanian Land Forces Algirdo Battalion. The Soldiers of 4th Infantry Division Mission Command Element (MCE) are part of Operation Atlantic Resolve, an ongoing multinational partnership focused on joint training and security cooperation between the and other NATO allies. The 4th ID MCE temporarily moved its headquarters from Germany to Lithuania on July 1, 2015 to exercise its expeditionary capability and to demonstrate the unwavering commitment to our allies. ( Army Photo by Sgt. James Avery, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment) US Army chief of staff visits Lithuania 150707-A-FJ979-007


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