Readiness

U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joseph Martinez, an explosive ordinance disposal Marine attached to 14th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, prepares wire for use in clearing a lodged round after live-fire training at Adazi Training Area, Latvia, March 7, 2019, in support of exercise Dynamic Front 19. Exercise Dynamic Front 19 includes approximately 3,200 service members from 27 nations who are observing or participating from Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany; Riga, Latvia; and Torun, Poland; during March 2-9, 2019. Dynamic Front is an annual U.S. Army Europe exercise focused on the readiness and interoperability of U.S. Army, joint service, and allied and partner nations’ artillery and fire support working together in a multinational environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Faeth E. Webb)