A U.S. Soldier assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat
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A U.S. Soldier assigned to 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) and a Italian soldier assigned to the Italian Folgore Paratroopers Brigade work together to clear a simulated land mine during Saber Junction 18 at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 26, 2018. Saber Junction 18 is the 173rd Airborne Brigade’s combat training center certification exercise, taking place on the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas, Sept. 4 – Oct. 1, 2018. The U.S. Army Europe-directed exercise is designed to assess the readiness of the brigade to conduct unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating Allies and partner nations. Saber Junction 18 includes nearly 5,500 participants from 20 Ally and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dhy’Nysha Shaw)
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