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U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas Salimbene checks for status reports from his soldiers after a simulated airfield seizure with Lithuanian soldiers during exercise Black Arrow over Rukla training area in Lithuania, May 17, 2014. Salimbene commands Company L, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas Salimbene checks for status reports from his soldiers after a simulated airfield seizure with Lithuanian soldiers during exercise Black Arrow over Rukla training area in Lithuania, May 17, 2014. Salimbene commands Company L, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas Salimbene checks for status reports from his soldiers after a simulated airfield seizure with Lithuanian soldiers during exercise Black Arrow over Rukla training area in Lithuania, May 17, 2014. Salimbene commands Company L, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team.

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