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MOAA HOSTS VETERANS DAY CEREMONY MOAA is proud to be the official host organization of the 2015 Veterans Day National Committee. As host organization, MOAA will participate in the annual National Veterans Day Ceremony and host the Veterans Day National Committee Reception at the Women in Military Service for America Memorial fol- lowing the ceremony at Arlington National Cem- etery in Virginia. MOAA President Vice

NATO Partners Train in Latvia

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oldiers from Attack Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regi- ment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, along with 54th Brigade Engineer Bat- talion, conducted mutually beneficial training at an abandoned Russian radar facility in Skrunda, Latvia, July 22. The training, which included explosive breaching and building-clearing tech- niques, further demonstrated the com- mitment and continued partnership between the U.S. Army and NATO allies in Eastern Europe. The deteriorated and abandoned buildings making up the training area

PHOTO: CAPT. ALBERT JERNEGAN, USA

allowed for dynamic training opportuni- ties. The buildings once housed Russian troops as they monitored radar equip- ment at the site. Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade currently are deployed across Europe as part of Operation Atlantic Re- solve*, an ongoing, multinational part- nership focused on joint training and security cooperation between the U.S. and its NATO allies. Operation Atlantic Resolve will remain in place as long as the need exists to reassure U.S. allies and deter Russia from regional hegemony. — Capt. Albert Jernegan, USA

Adm. Norbert R. Ryan Jr., USN (Ret), also will meet and walk with senior government of- ficials and accompany the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs at the Presiden- tial Armed Forces Full Honor Wreath-Laying Ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

NEW LOOK ONLINE If you haven’t been to MOAA’s Web Base in a while, now is a good time to get familiar with the recently launched suite of new features and menus. Tour the new site at www.moaa.org/sitetour. If you have forgotten your login information, call MOAA at (800) 234- MOAA (6622) or email msc@moaa.org.

*read more. Learn more about Operation Atlantic Resolve on page 54 of the June issue at www.moaa.org/moarchive. OCTOBER 2015 MILITARY OFFICER 21