DVIDS – Images – U.S., NATO partner forces conduct mortar fire at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania [Image 1 of 9]

U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment, conduct call-for-fire operations with a member of a NATO partner force during a mortar fire training exercise at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 22, 2026. A call for fire typically includes calculating target coordinates and communicating with indirect fire specialists to initiate artillery strikes. 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 Initiative with Allies, rapidly integrating emerging technologies into training and tactical plans. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Nicodemus Taylor, 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)