The Royal Gurkha Regiment leads the way in the final battle of Saber Strike in Latvia. Also Latvian Army Soldiers going through a Situational Training Exercise in Saber Strike 15.
Saber Strike 2015 was scheduled from June 8–19. It included approximately 6,000 troops from 13 countries: Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, the United Kingdom and the United States. In addition to Poland, the exercise included operations in Latvia and Lithuania, countries that were formerly part of the Soviet Union and have joined NATO. Countries on Europe’s eastern flank register concern about Russian aggression in the Ukraine
Operation Saber Strike is an annual international exercise held since 2010 by the United States Army Europe (USAREUR) focused on the Baltic States. The exercise spans multiple locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and involves approximately 2,000 troops from 14 countries.
The exercise trains participants on command and control as well as interoperability with regional partners and consists of a brigade-level command post exercise and computer assisted exercise, as well as company-level field and situational training exercises. It also features the integration of U.S. close air support (CAS) with partner nation ground forces and the demonstration of U.S. Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) capability.
This theater security cooperation exercise provides commanders and their staffs practical experience in organizing, controlling and supporting coalition operations and allows the United States, NATO and participating nations to demonstrate their own roles in contributing regional and global stability by strengthening international military partnerships, enhancing multinational interoperability and preparing participants for worldwide contingency operations.
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