Members of the news media are invited to cover training events associated with Exercise Saber Guardian 17, our most comprehensive training event of 2017, scheduled for July 5-23 throughout Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria. More than 25,000 Soldiers will participate from 22 different NATO and partner countries.
Following are the training events associated with Saber Guardian 17 that are available for media coverage:
Dates, Events and Locations:
05 July: Gyor River Crossing (Szentes Axe) - Gyor, HUN
11 July: Opening Ceremony (Saber Guardian 17) - Novo Selo Training Area, BGR
12 July: Special Operations Forces Demo (Black Swan 17) - Szolnok, HUN
13 July: Fire Support Coordination Exercise (GS17) - Cincu Joint Nat'l Training Ctr, ROU
14 July: Engineer Capabilities Demo (Resolute Castle 17) - CJNTC, ROU
15 July: Combined Arms Live Fire Exercise (GS17) - CJNTC, ROU
15 July: Field Training & Live Fire Exercise (Peace Sentinel 17) - Koren, Bulgaria
16 July: River Crossing (SG17) - Bordusani, ROU
16 July: Mass Casualty Exercise (SG17) - Mihail Kogalniceanu, ROU
16 July: Night River Crossing (SG17) - Valcea, ROU
17 July: Engineer Ribbon Cutting (RC17) - MK, ROU
18 July: Airborne loading operations (Swift Response 17) - Papa Air Base, HUN
18 July: Airborne operations (SR17) - Bezmer, BGR
18 July: Air Defense Artillery Live Fire (Shabla 17) - Shabla, BGR
19 July: Air Defense Artillery Live Fire (SG17) - Capu Midia, ROU
19 July: Aerial Delivery of Stryker Vehicles (SR17) - Bezmer, BGR
20 July: Live Fire Exercise / Closing Ceremony (SG17) - NSTA, BGR
20 July: Live Fire Exercise (Brave Warrior 17) - Varpalota, HUN
21 July: Airborne Loading Operations (SR17) - Papa Air Base, HUN
21 July: Airborne Operations (SR17) - Campia Turzii, ROU
22 July: Air Defense Digital Demonstration (Tobruq Legacy 17) - MK, ROU
22 July: Air Assault Operations (SR17) - NSTA, BGR
23 July: Port Operations (Dragoon Guardian 17) - Burgas, BGR
Please note that events are subject to change. Military leaders and subject matter experts from the host countries, the United States, and participating countries will be available for interviews.
All members of the media wishing to cover any event associated with Saber Guardian 17 must register on the following website at least 14 days in advance of the event: https://goo.gl/forms/ejjlHM2k7U9a3e9k1. Registration is required because the majority of events are held on military installations. The credentialing process should take approximately two weeks, so please allow plenty of time to ensure your request is processed. For more information or any questions regarding Saber Guardian 17 and the events listed above, please email SaberGuardianPAO@mail.mil.
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