 Raining down brings a new expression when it comes to artillery, as US Army soldiers assigned to the 119th Field Artillery Regiment of the Michigan Army National Guard go to the range at forward operating site Adazi Latvia, May 20th, 2022. The 119th came to Latvia to support the live fire portion of the summer shield exercise. The artillery crew took their positions and waited for the call to fire. Sometimes it's quick, most of the time it's slow. But once received, the crew starts to move, almost like a dance. The loading of the M777 howitzers divided into three parts, adjusting the weapon, prepping the load, and waiting to execute the fire command. As soon as it's received, fire! Soldiers send the round down range. Exercises such as summer shields are one of US Army Europe and Africa's multinational training exercises in Eastern Europe that make up Defender 22. Defender demonstrates the command's ability to conduct large-scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters, supporting NATO. For the 113th Mobile Public Affairs Attachment from Latvia, I'm Army Sergeant Elias Seremilines.