During the opening ceremony for Torgau 2004, senior US and Russian general officers salute during the playing of the U. S. and Russian national anthems May 17 at the Malinovsky Tank Academy in Moscow.

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During the opening ceremony for Torgau 2004, senior US and Russian general officers salute during the playing of the U. S. and Russian national anthems May 17 at the Malinovsky Tank Academy in Moscow. From left to right are Brig. Gen. Jason K. Kamiya, commander of the U. S. Army Southern European Task Force (Airborne) and the Torgau 04 deputy exercise director; Gen. Col. V. I. Popov, director of the Torgau exercise, and Gen. Lt. A. Y. Potapov, Commandant of the Russian Combined Arms Academy. The purpose of Torgau 2004 is to enhance military to military working relationships and to promote better understanding of U. S. and Russian capabilities. The first exercise of its kind involving senior U.S. and Russian personnel combined into a single headquarters staff, Torgau 2004 represents an evolving U. S. - Russian military relationship. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Maj. Larry Lane, SETAF Public Affairs)