Gunnery Sgt. Damian Rodriguez, the communications chief with 3rd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division assigned to Black Sea Rotational Force 14, presents a gift to Ineta Stavavena, the director of the Lejasciems Secondary School in Lejasciems, after talking to students from the school and answering their questions April 9, 2014. The Marines were invited to the school during Summer Shield to speak with children at the school about their experiences in the military, and to answer any other questions they had as well. This is the 11th iteration of the Summer Shield exercise, a joint staff planning and combined arms live fire maneuver event designed to enhance the Latvian Land Force’s capacity and capability to integrate fires and maneuver at the battalion and brigade level as well as increase partner capacity, promote regional stability, and continue to develop Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian and U.S. interoperability. (Official Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Scott W. Whiting, BSRF PAO/ Released)