Saber Strike is a long-standing,
multilateral, multifaceted,
U.S Army Europe led security
cooperation exercise primarily focused on the three Baltic
States. The exercise spans multiple locations in Lithuania,
Latvia and Estonia and involves approximately 4,500
personnel from 10 countries.
The 2014 exercise
includes participation from: U.S. Air Force Europe; Air
National Guard from Michigan, Minnesota, Pennsylvania and
Washington; Army National Guard from Louisiana, Michigan,
North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Utah; Canada; Denmark;
Estonia; Finland; Latvia; Lithuania; Norway; Poland and
United Kingdom. This is the first year Denmark and Canada
have participated in the exercise.
The exercise
trains participants on command and control and
interoperability with regional partners. It is comprised of
a brigade-level command post exercise and computer-assisted
exercise occurring at various sites in Lithuania and
Estonia, including locations near Tartu, Vilnius, Pabrade,
Amari and Tapa, as well as company-level field and
situational training exercises taking place at the Adazi
Training Area, Latvia.
Saber Strike 2014 also
features the integration of U.S. close air support with
partner nation ground forces. All activities highlight
joint, multi-national training among the participating
nations and are designed to improve operational capability
in a variety of missions.
Here are highlights of Saber Strike
2014.
Video
compiled by USA Patriotism!
Individual segments produced by:
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd
Class David Cox U.S. Army Sgt. James Barrington U.S.
Air Force Senior Airman Whitney Buford
Saber Strike 2014
