U.S. Soldiers, assigned to Lightning Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, load Stryker Fighting Vehicles on rail cars at Rose Barracks’ railhead station, Vilseck, Germany, Jan. 7, 2016. The squadron will deploy to Lithuania to take part in Atlantic Resolve North. The operation takes place in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. These training events improve interoperability, strengthen relationships and trust among allied armies, contribute to regional stability, and demonstrate U.S. commitment to NATO. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Gertrud Zach/Released)

Command Sgt. Maj. Peter D. Johnson (bottom middle left), Squadron command sergeant major assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, stands with Vlad Oprea (bottom middle), mayor of Sinaia, along with Brig. Gen. Michael J. Tarsa (bottom middle), 4th Infantry Division deputy commanding general, and Lt. Col. Theodore A. Johnson (bottom middle right), 2nd Squadron commander, as they pose with other leaders from the Romanian Land Forces and 2nd Squadron, at Peles Castle located in Sinaia, Romania, during the unit's Cavalry March from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base to the Cincu Training Center, May 14, 2015. This event will not only focus on transporting troopers and their equipment to a new Romanian training facility, but it will also give the unit a chance to interact with the local populace while improving on relations with their host nation in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)

Two AH-64 Apache helicopters belonging to the 4-3 Assault Helicopter Battalion, which directly supports 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, hover above Peles Castle, while participating in a welcoming ceremony held by the mayor of the city for 2nd Squadron, during the unit's Cavalry March from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base to the Cincu Training Center, Romania, May 14, 2015. This event will not only focus on transporting troopers and their equipment to a new Romanian training facility, but it will also give the unit a chance to interact with the local populace while improving on relations with their host nation in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)

Stryker Combat Vehicles belonging to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, along with Romanian tactical vehicles belonging to the Romanian Land Forces, are put on display for spectators in Ploiesti, Romania, during the unit's demonstration of partnership with its NATO allies while participating the squadron's Cavalry March from Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base to the Cincu Training Center, May 13, 2015. This event will not only focus on transporting Troopers and their equipment to a new Romanian Training Facility, but it will also give the unit a chance to interact with the local populace while improving on relations with their host nation in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)

Troopers assigned to 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, place American, Romanian and NATO flags on their Stryker Combat Vehicles in preparation for the unit's Cavalry March to the Cincu Training Center, at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, May 13, 2015. This event will not only focus on transporting troopers and their equipment to a new Romanian training facility, but it will also give the unit a chance to interact with the local populace while improving on relations with their host nation in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve-South. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. William A. Tanner/released)

Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment parade through Rose Barracks, April 1, 2015 after returning from a deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Before reaching their home station, 2nd Cavalry Regiment drove 1,800 km from Estonia through Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, the Czech Republic and finally Germany. The road march was called Dragoon Ride and it exercised the unit’s maintenance and leadership capabilities and demonstrated the freedom of movement that exists within NATO. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)

Soldiers with 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment parade through Rose Barracks, April 1, 2015 after returning from a deployment in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. Before reaching their home station, 2nd Cavalry Regiment drove 1,800 km from Estonia through Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, the Czech Republic and finally Germany. The road march was called Dragoon Ride and it exercised the unit’s maintenance and leadership capabilities and demonstrated the freedom of movement that exists within NATO. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)