Grafenwoehr, Germany, Mar. 8, 2017: A Lithuanian soldier observes artillery fire from inside a camouflaged enclosure during Operation Dynamic Front.

More than 1,300 soldiers from nine NATO countries participate in the Feb. 26 through Mar. 9, 2017 training to ensure that when two or more countries’ forces work together, their artillery and communication is synchronized for maximum impact and avoidance of what could be catastrophic friendly fire.

Read Stars and Stripes’ coverage of the exercise here.

Also read more at: https://www.stripes.com/news/2019-03-07/europes-largest-annual-us-led-artillery-exercise-underway-in-germany-1489099.html1