An Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter approaches as solders prepare to attach an M777A2 Howitzer gun during a slingload and air assault training as part of exercise Saber Strike 2017, at Bemowo Piskie Training Area near Orzysz, Poland, June 7, 2017. The soldiers are assigned to Bulldog Battery, 2nd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment. The helicopter crew is assigned to the 10th Mountain Combat Aviation Brigade. Saber Strike17 is a U.S. Army Europe-led multinational combined forces exercise conducted annually to enhance the NATO alliance throughout the Baltic region and Poland. Army photo by Spc. Stefan English