Over 1,600 soldiers are taking part in Summer Shield XIII multinational military training exercise,which was held in Adazi Training Area near Riga from April 17-29, the Latvian Defense Ministry said Thursday.
Latvian units are taking part in the maneuvers alongside servicemen from Lithuania, United States, Canada, Finland and Germany.
Operation Summer Shield has been held in Latvia annually since 2004.
Since 2014, it has been included in the list of NATO-led drills and exercises and is open to participants from any of the Alliance's member states.
