DVIDS – Images – U.S., NATO partner forces conduct mortar fire at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania [Image 4 of 9]

U.S. Army Soldiers and members of a NATO partner force occupy a position from which to call for mortar fire during a training exercise at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 22, 2026. Observer teams use GPS and laser rangefinders to acquire target coordinates, initiate artillery strikes, and conduct battle damage assessments to adjust targeting data during indirect fire operations. V Corps is the U.S. Army’s only forward-deployed corps, serving as the senior tactical headquarters for Army forces in Eastern Europe to deter conflict and provide combat-ready forces alongside our NATO allies. V Corps is operationalizing and expanding the Eastern Flank Deterrence Line with Allies, rapidly integrating emerging technologies into training and tactical plans. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicodemus Taylor, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)