170523-N-YG116-010 BALTIC SEA (May 23, 2017) An M1A1 Abrams tank is lowered off the Maritime Prepositioning Force Container ship USNS SGT William R. Button (T-AK 3012) and onto an Improvised Naval Literage System Causeway ferry, bound for the beach to participate in Operation Saber Strike 2017. SGT William R. Button delivered mission-critical equipment belonging to Marine Corps Combat Logistics Regiment 45, 4th Marine Logistics Group, to the Port of Ventspils, Latvia. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to improve joint interoperability through a range of missions that prepare participating nations to support multinational contingency operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. j.g. Rob Kunzig/Released)