DVIDS – Images – U.S., NATO partner forces conduct mortar fire at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania [Image 2 of 9]

U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Kanoska, right, attached to Charlie Company, 1st Squadron, 12th Cavalry Regiment, coordinates target engagements with a member of a NATO partner force, left, during a mortar fire training exercise at Pabradė Training Area, Lithuania, May 22, 2026. Forward observers often embed with infantry and armored units to make fire support more readily available within tactical maneuver 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 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)