Combat medic soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 113th

Combat medic soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 113th Field Artillery Regiment, North Carolina Army National Guard, conduct refresher training on medical technique and medical intervention within the aide station at a training Area near Cincu, Romania, during Exercise Saber Guardian, July 4, 2017. Soldiers are preparing for life like scenarios of combat situations that medics may face on the battlefield during Exercise Saber Guardian. Exercise Saber Guardian '17 is a U.S. European Command taking place in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria involving more than 25,000 service members from over 20 ally and partner nations. The largest of the Black Sea Region exercises, Saber Guardian 17 is a premier training event for U.S. Army Europe and participating nations that will build readiness and improve interoperability under a unified command, executing a full range of military missions to support the security and stability of the Black Sea Region. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Odaliska Almonte, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs/Released)