Lithuanian Land Forces Col. Dalius Polekauskas, Chief of Staff, Lithuanian Land Forces, (left) talks with Brig. Gen. Michael J. Tarsa, deputy commanding general for support, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Co., after he and the 4th ID’s Mission Command Element (MCE) arrived at the Vilnius International Airport, Vilnius, Lithuania, July 1, 2015. Tarsa is head of the 4th ID MCE. The 4th Inf. Div. is the Army’s division regionally aligned with Army Europe and is validating the Army’s concept for regionally aligned forces. This movement to Lithuania demonstrates the divisi


Lithuanian Land Forces Col. Dalius Polekauskas, Chief of Staff, Lithuanian Land Forces, (left) talks with Brig. Gen. Michael J. Tarsa, deputy commanding general for support, 4th Infantry Division out of Fort Carson, Co., after he and the 4th ID’s Mission Command Element (MCE) arrived at the Vilnius International Airport, Vilnius, Lithuania, July 1, 2015. Tarsa is head of the 4th ID MCE. The 4th Inf. Div. is the Army’s division regionally aligned with Army Europe and is validating the Army’s concept for regionally aligned forces. This movement to Lithuania demonstrates the division’s ability to command and control military operations from anywhere in the alliance. The 4th Infantry Division MCE temporarily moved its headquarters from Germany to Lithuania 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) 4th ID Mission Command Element arrives in Lithuania for Atlantic Resolve 150701-A-FJ979-005


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