Col. Kenneth Burgess, commander of the 173rd Infantry
Col. Kenneth Burgess, commander of the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade, greets a soldier from the Italian Army before discussing the training objectives for Saber Junction 19. SJ19 is an exercise involving near... More
A medic from the 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade makes
A medic from the 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade makes his safety checks during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise i... More
Two UH-60 medical evacuation helicopters assigned to
Two UH-60 medical evacuation helicopters assigned to Company C., 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade prepare to land as part of a mass casualty evacuation drill during Exercise Anako... More
Soldiers representing eight different countries hold
Soldiers representing eight different countries hold their nation’s respective flag during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. Approxim... More
U.S. and Polish soldiers wait for a UH-60 Blackhawk
U.S. and Polish soldiers wait for a UH-60 Blackhawk to land as part of a simulated medical evacuation drill during Exercise Anakonda 2016 (AN16) at Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland, June 11, 2016. AN16 a Polish-led... More
Sgt. Victor William Pekah, an ammunition specialist,
Sgt. Victor William Pekah, an ammunition specialist, of the 592nd Ordnance Company out of Billings, Montana, serves as the ground guide for a forklift driver during exercise Ankonda 2016, Polish-led, multinatio... More
A Polish and American Soldier simulate injuries during
A Polish and American Soldier simulate injuries during a live training exercise between American and Polish troops as part of Exercise Anakonda 2016 a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. ... More
A medic with the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade makes
A medic with the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade makes his safety checks after paratroopers successfully engage in the Joint Forcible Entry training in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 2019, during Saber Junc... More
Paratroopers from the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade,
Paratroopers from the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade, team up with soldiers from the Turkish Armed Forces and Italian Army, during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels ... More
Spc. Samuel Clinton Posey, an ammunition specialist,
Spc. Samuel Clinton Posey, an ammunition specialist, of the 592nd Ordnance Company out of Billings, Montana, drives a forklift during exercise Ankonda 2016, Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June ... More
Macedonian soldiers stand in formation during the opening
Macedonian soldiers stand in formation during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. Approximately 1,000 U.S Army Reserve Soldiers are a p... More
A Polish soldier meets with students from a local primary
A Polish soldier meets with students from a local primary school in the town of Mielenko Drawskie, Poland during Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. (U.S. Army p... More
Polish and American military vehicles line up outside
Polish and American military vehicles line up outside a primary school in the town of Mielenko Drawskie during Exercise Anakonda 2016 a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. (U.S. Army phot... More
A Macedonian officer shakes hands with Col. Phil Brooks,
A Macedonian officer shakes hands with Col. Phil Brooks, commander of the 1st Armored Brigade Infantry Division, from Ft. Stewart, Ga., during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, mult... More
Spc. Frank Gully, a Chemical Operations Specialist,
Spc. Frank Gully, a Chemical Operations Specialist, from the 44th Chemical Battalion of the Illinois National Guard, demonstrates his unit's equipment to Polish Soldiers, from the 5th Chemical Regiment, during ... More
A paratrooper from the Turkish Armed Forces gathers
A paratrooper from the Turkish Armed Forces gathers his parachute after landing in Hohenfel’s drop zone during a Joint Forcible Entry training in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 2019, during Saber Junction 1... More
Maj. Gen. Richard J. Hayes Jr., the Adjutant General
Maj. Gen. Richard J. Hayes Jr., the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois National Guard, recognizes Sgt. Deep Shah, a computer/ detection systems repairer, from the 44th Chemical Battalion of the Illinois ... More
A paratrooper with the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade
A paratrooper with the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade assembles gear after parachuting into the drop zone during a Joint Forcible Entry training in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 2019, during Saber Junctio... More
A local fire truck sits outside a primary school in
A local fire truck sits outside a primary school in the town of Mielenko Drawskie, Poland at live training between troops from the 44th Chemcial Battallion, of the Illinois National Gaurd, and Polish Soldiers d... More
Paratroopers from the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade,
Paratroopers from the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade, team up with soldiers from the Turkish Armed Forces and Italian Army, during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels ... More
Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division
Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division participate in a mass casualty evacuation drill during Exercise Anakonda 2016 (AN16) at Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland, June 11, 2016. AN16 a Polish-led, m... More
2nd Lt. Damian Stepien, of the 5th Chemical Regiment
2nd Lt. Damian Stepien, of the 5th Chemical Regiment in the Polish Army, out of Tarnowskie Gory, demonstrates his equipment to U.S. Army Soldiers, from the 44th Chemical Battalion of the Illinois National Gaurd... More
Col. Phil Brooks, commander of the 1st Armored Brigade
Col. Phil Brooks, commander of the 1st Armored Brigade Infantry Division, from Ft. Stewart, Ga., holds a joint press conference with Brig. Gen. Dariusz Gorniack, from the 12th Mechanized Brigade of the Polish A... More
A Polish officer shakes hands with Col. Phil Brooks,
A Polish officer shakes hands with Col. Phil Brooks, commander of the 1st Armored Brigade Infantry Division, from Ft. Stewart, Ga., during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinat... More
Brig. Gen. Dariusz Gorniack, from the 12th Mechanized
Brig. Gen. Dariusz Gorniack, from the 12th Mechanized Brigade of the Polish Army, speaks during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. App... More
Paratroopers with the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade
Paratroopers with the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade team up with soldiers from the Turkish Armed Forces and Italian Army, during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels T... More
A military convoy travels through an open training
A military convoy travels through an open training area before being hit by mock improvised explosive devices during a mass casualty simulation. The simulation was part of Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, ... More
A paratrooper from the Italian Army lands into the
A paratrooper from the Italian Army lands into the Hohenels drop zone while engaged in the Joint Forcible Entry training in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 2019, during Saber Junction 19 (SJ19). SJ19 is an e... More
Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division
Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division place an injured soldier onto a litter as part of a simulated mass casualty evacuation drill during Exercise Anakonda 2016 (AN16) at Miroslawiec Air Base... More
A Polish Soldier from the 5th Chemical Regiment, out
A Polish Soldier from the 5th Chemical Regiment, out of Tarnoskie Gory Poland, provides a demonstration of his equipment during Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-1... More
U.S. Soldiers portraying battlefield casualties sit
U.S. Soldiers portraying battlefield casualties sit in a designated triage area after being treated by U.S. and Polish combat medics during a mass-casualty simulation. The simulation was part of Exercise Anakon... More
A representative from the Lithuanian Army signs a commitment
A representative from the Lithuanian Army signs a commitment to participate in training with NATO allies during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from... More
Paratroopers from the Italian Army and the Turkish
Paratroopers from the Italian Army and the Turkish Armed Forces pose for a photo after successfully parachuting into the drop zone during a Joint Forcible Entry training in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 20... More
An Illinois National Gaurd Soldier, a chemical operations
An Illinois National Gaurd Soldier, a chemical operations specialist from the 44th Chemical Battalion, communicates with a contaminated soldier during a live simulation training exercise in Mielenko Drawskie, P... More
Pfc. Jakub Motyltnski, from the 12th Motorized Brigade
Pfc. Jakub Motyltnski, from the 12th Motorized Brigade of the Polish Army, places a student, from the local primary school in the town of Mielenko Drawskie, Poland, in the driver seat of a tank during a static ... More
Col. Kenneth Burgess and Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Erick Ochs,
Col. Kenneth Burgess and Cmd. Sgt. Maj. Erick Ochs, the commander and senior enlisted advisor of the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade, poses with soldiers from Armenia, Bosnia, Italy, Poland and Ukraine after ho... More
A Polish Army combat medic and a U.S. Army flight medic
A Polish Army combat medic and a U.S. Army flight medic prepare to evacuate a simulated casualty. A simulated mass-casualty event took place as part of Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led multinational exercis... More
A U.S. Army company first sergeant elevates IV saline
A U.S. Army company first sergeant elevates IV saline bags for two of the wounded during a mass-casualty simulation. The simulation was part of Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise with ... More
Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division
Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army 3rd Infantry Division carry an injured soldier on a litter as part of a simulated mass casualty evacuation drill during Exercise Anakonda 2016 (AN16) at Miroslawiec Air Base, ... More
A U.S. Soldier from the Joint Multinational Training
A U.S. Soldier from the Joint Multinational Training Center (JMRC) (Operations Group) Vampire Observer Coach Trainer Team, participates in a flight mission during Saber Junction 19 at the Hohenfels Training Are... More
American soldiers, from the 44th Chemical Battalion
American soldiers, from the 44th Chemical Battalion of the Illinois National Guard, and Polish soldiers, from the 5th Chemical Regiment, prepare for joining training on decontamination at Drawsko Pomorski Train... More
2nd Lt. Damian Michaj, of the 5th Chemical Regiment
2nd Lt. Damian Michaj, of the 5th Chemical Regiment in the Polish Army, out of Tarnowskie Gory, demonstrates his unit's equipment to Lt. Col. John W. Strain, Commander of the 44th Chemical Battalion from the Il... More
Polish army medics carry a litter to a UH-60 Blackhawk
Polish army medics carry a litter to a UH-60 Blackhawk as part of a simulated medical evacuation drill during Exercise Anakonda 2016 (AN16) at Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland, June 11, 2016. AN16 a Polish-led, mul... More
A paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade
A paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade secures his weapon during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise ... More
A paratrooper from the Italian Army assembles his gear
A paratrooper from the Italian Army assembles his gear during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise involving nearly 5,... More
Romanian soldiers stand in formation during the opening
Romanian soldiers stand in formation during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. Approximately 1,000 U.S Army Reserve Soldiers are a par... More
Paratroopers from the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade,
Paratroopers from the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade, team up with soldiers from the Turkish Armed Forces and Italian Army, during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels ... More
An Illinois National Gaurd Soldier, a chemical operations
An Illinois National Gaurd Soldier, a chemical operations specialist from the 44th Chemical Battalion, tests a contaminated soldier during a live simulation training exercise in Mielenko Drawskie, Poland as par... More
Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, U.S. Army Europe Deputy Commanding
Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, U.S. Army Europe Deputy Commanding General, receives a token of gratitude from Brig. Gen. Özgür Nuhut, Commanding General, 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade of the Turkish Armed Forces,... More
Col. Kenneth Burgess, commander of the 173rd Infantry
Col. Kenneth Burgess, commander of the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade, greets a soldier from the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina, before discussing the training objectives for Saber Junction 19. SJ19 is... More
U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division fly an
U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Infantry Division fly an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter during Saber Junction 19 at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany, Sept. 22, 2019. Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) is an exercise... More
Sfc. Eleuterio Medina, a Mechanic from the 44th Chemical
Sfc. Eleuterio Medina, a Mechanic from the 44th Chemical Battalion, receives a polish sausage from a local community member of Mielenko Drawskie, Poland, during live training at Exercise Anakonda 2016 , a Polis... More
A paratrooper from the Turkish Armed Forces gathers
A paratrooper from the Turkish Armed Forces gathers his parachute during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise involvin... More
A Polish medical soldier treats an injured soldier
A Polish medical soldier treats an injured soldier during a live training simulation in Mielenko Drawskie, Poland as part of Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. ... More
A Polish army medic calls in a nine-line medevac as
A Polish army medic calls in a nine-line medevac as part of a simulated medical evacuation drill during Exercise Anakonda 2016 (AN16) at Miroslawiec Air Base, Poland, June 11, 2016. AN16 a Polish-led, multinati... More
Spc. Samuel Clinton Posey, an ammunition specialist,
Spc. Samuel Clinton Posey, an ammunition specialist, of the 592nd Ordnance Company out of Billings, Montana, operates a forklift during exercise Ankonda 2016, Polish-led, multinational exercise running from Jun... More
Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, U.S. Army Europe Deputy Commanding
Maj. Gen. Andrew Rohling, U.S. Army Europe Deputy Commanding General, gives a token of gratitude to a senior leader from the Turkish Armed Forces during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019... More
A U.S. Army chaplain from the 10th Engineer Battalion,
A U.S. Army chaplain from the 10th Engineer Battalion, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division, provides pastoral care to a wounded soldier during a mass-casualty simulation. The simulation was pa... More
A soldier from the Armed Forces of Ukraine takes notes
A soldier from the Armed Forces of Ukraine takes notes from a multi-national brief hosted by Col. Kenneth Burgess, commander of the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade, where he discusses the training objectives fo... More
A paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade
A paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade secures his gear during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 2019. SJ19 is an exercise in... More
A unit of U.S. Army Soldiers stand in formation and
A unit of U.S. Army Soldiers stand in formation and salute during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. Approximately 1,000 U.S Army Rese... More
Pfc. Marcin Gorski, from the 5th Chemical Regiment
Pfc. Marcin Gorski, from the 5th Chemical Regiment in the Polish Army, demonstrates to a local primary school student how to spray water from a decontamination tool in the town of Mielenko Drawskie, Poland duri... More
Two U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat
Two U.S. Soldiers from the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3d Infantry Division, buddy carry a simulated casualty in the mass-casualty simulation at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area. The simulation is part of E... More
A Polish soldier meets with students from a local primary
A Polish soldier meets with students from a local primary school in the town of Mielenko Drawskie, Poland during Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. (U.S. Army p... More
A representative from the Albanian Army signs a commitment
A representative from the Albanian Army signs a commitment to participate in training with NATO allies during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from J... More
A paratrooper from the Turkish Armed Forces gives a
A paratrooper from the Turkish Armed Forces gives a thumbs up after a successful landing during the Joint Forcible Entry training for Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) in Hohenfels Training Area, Sept. 18, 2019. SJ19 ... More
A Bosnian soldier conducts noncombatant evacuation
A Bosnian soldier conducts noncombatant evacuation operations during Saber Junction 19 at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany, Sept. 20, 2019. Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) is an exercise involving nearly 5,400... More
Polish and American Soldiers salute during the opening
Polish and American Soldiers salute during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. Approximately 1,000 U.S Army Reserve Soldiers are a part... More
Spc. Callie Coyle, a Chemical Operations Specialist,
Spc. Callie Coyle, a Chemical Operations Specialist, from the 44th Chemical Battalion of the Illinois National Guard, demonstrates her unit's equipment to Polish Soldiers, from the 5th Chemical Regiment, during... More
Maj. Gen. Richard J. Hayes Jr., the Adjutant General
Maj. Gen. Richard J. Hayes Jr., the Adjutant General of the State of Illinois National Guard, talks with Capt. Nicholas Krzesinski, from the 44th Chemical Battalion of the Illinois National Guard, at Exercise A... More
Col. Kenneth Burgess, the commander of the 173rd Infantry
Col. Kenneth Burgess, the commander of the 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade, hosted soldiers from Armenia, Bosnia, Italy, Poland and Ukraine to discuss training objectives for Saber Junction 19. SJ19 is an exerc... More
Bulgarian soldiers stand in formation during the opening
Bulgarian soldiers stand in formation during the opening ceremony for Exercise Anakonda 2016, a Polish-led, multinational exercise running from June 7-17. Approximately 1,000 U.S Army Reserve Soldiers are a pa... More
Pfc. Adrian Otwinowski, from the 5th Chemical Regiment,
Pfc. Adrian Otwinowski, from the 5th Chemical Regiment, demonstrates to a local primary school student how to spray water from a decontamination tool in the town of Mielenko Drawskie, Poland during Exercise Ana... More