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Saber Junction
U.S. Airmen piloting a C-130 aircraft take off from an unpaved runway during exercise Saber Junction 24 in the 7th Army Training Command's (7ATC) Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Sept. 6, 2024.
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade jump from U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as part of exercise Saber Junction 24 (SJ24) in Eglsee, Germany, Sept. 4, 2024.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Tucker Smith and Sgt. Matthews Luz, unmanned aerial systems operators with the 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to launch a Skydio X10D unmanned aerial systems during Saber Junction at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 9, 2024.
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Brig. Gen. Steven P. Carpenter, Commanding General of 7th Army Training Command (7ATC), greets Col. Joshua M. Gaspard, Commander of 173rd Airborne Brigade, after Gaspard landed from a jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft as part of exercise Saber Junction 24 (SJ24) in Eglsee, Germany, Sept. 4, 2024.
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U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct cold load training on UH-60 Blackhawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters as part of exercise Saber Junction 24 in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 29, 2024.
What is Exercise Saber Junction?

Saber Junction is a 7th Army Training Command-conducted, U.S. Army Europe and Africa-directed annual exercise designed to assess the readiness of U.S. Army units to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment, and to promote interoperability with the participating Allied and partner nations.

Exercises take place primarily at 7ATC's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas in southern Germany. U.S. Military forces stationed in Europe routinely conduct these types of exercises with Allied and partner nations to enhance interoperability and readiness.