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Brig. Gen. Markus Laubenthal, U.S. Army Europe chief of staff, speaks during the Saber Junction 16 press conference near Hohenfels, Germany, April 12, 2016, before airborne operations begin. Saber Junction 16 will evaluate and assess the readiness of...
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Senior leaders from U.S. Army Europe, NATO Allies, and local German community leaders conduct a press conference during Saber Junction 16 near Hohenfels, Germany, April 12, 2016. Saber Junction 16 will evaluate and assess the readiness of the U.S. Ar...
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Local German citizens watch as paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Italy's Folgore Brigade and the U.K.'s 16 Air Assault Brigade conduct airborne operations and tactical maneuvers on the Maneuver Rights Area near Hohenfels Training Area, du...
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Local German citizens interact with paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade, Italy's Folgore Brigade and the U.K.'s 16 Air Assault Brigade as they conduct airborne operations and tactical maneuvers on the Maneuver Rights Area near Hohenfels Trai...
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HOHENFELS, Germany (14 April, 2016) -- Nearly 1,000 Soldiers from Italy, the United Kingdom and the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade dropped into a landing zone outside the Hohenfels Training Area as part of exercise Saber Junction 16, using two maneuver rights areas.
Nearly 5,000 participants from 16 NATO and European partner nations will participate Exercise Saber Junction 16 at the U.S. Army's Hohenfels Training Area in southeastern Germany, March 31 -- April 24, 2016.
Countries participating in the exercise include Albania, Armenia, Belgium, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Saber Junction 16 will evaluate and assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to conduct Unified Land Operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating Allied and partner nations.
Saber Junction's airborne operations use maneuver rights areas
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