C-130J Super Hercules off-loads Soldiers of the 173rd Airborne Brigade for a Air-Land Sequence during Saber Strike 16, June 15th, 2016, Rukla, Lithuania. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise designed to prepare the 13 participating nations to support multinational contingency operations. The exercise - taking place from May 27-June 22 in multiple locations throughout Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania - serves as an effective proving ground for units to validate their ability to assemble rapid-reaction forces and deploy them on short notice where needed.
<br>Unit: 173rd Airborne Brigade
Staff Sgt. Philip Steiner
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