Blackhawks support Saber Strike
German Army Soldiers from a reconnaissance platoon pull security for personnel being evacuated to a UH-60M Blackhawk being flown by United States Army Soldiers assigned to B Company, 43rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, during a joint training mission at the General Silvestras Zukauskas Training Area, Pabrade, Lithuania, June 14, 2015, as part of exercise Saber Strike 2015. Saber Strike is a long-standing U.S. Army Europe-led cooperative training exercise. This year’s exercise objectives facilitate cooperation amongst the U.S., Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland to improve joint operational capability in a range of missions as well as preparing the participating nations and units to support multinational contingency operations. There are more than 6,000 participants from 13 different nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. James Avery, 16th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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