Romanian Minister of Defense Mihnea Motoc and top military

Romanian Minister of Defense Mihnea Motoc and top military leaders of nine countries participating in the Saber Guardian Training Exercise at the Romanian Land Force Combat Training Center (RLF-CTC) Cincu, Romania, stand for the playing of all nine national anthems, July 21, 2016. Motoc addressed ranks of Soldiers preparing to take part in conducting an influential field training exercise (FTX) and a Combined Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) to improve tactical proficiency. The objective of this partnership is to build multinational, regional and joint partnership capacity by enhancing mil-to-mil relationships, exchanging professional experiences, and improving interoperability between the land forces to provide mutual assurance and deter regional aggression. Saber Guardian 2016 is a multinational military exercise involving approximately 2,800 military personnel from nine nations including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Ukraine and the U.S. The objectives of this exercise are to build multinational, regional and joint partnership capacity by enhancing military relationships, exchanging professional experiences, and improving interoperability between the land forces from the participating countries. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Anita VanderMolen, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Oregon Army National Guard).