U.S. Soldier assigned to Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, NATO Multinational Division Northeast, engages enemy targets with a 249 light machine gun during a combined arms live fire exercise as part of Griffin Shock 23 held at Bemowo Piskie, Poland, May 16, 2023. As the framework nation in Poland, Exercise Griffin Shock demonstrates the U.S. Army's ability to assure the NATO alliance by rapidly reinforcing the NATO Battle Group Poland to a brigade-size unit. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Agustín Montañez)