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Exercise Saber Strike 17 is an annual combined-joint exercise conducted at various locations throughout the Baltic region and Poland. The combined training prepares allies and partners to respond more to regional crises and meet their own security needs by improving the security of borders and countering threats.

 

 

 

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U.S. Marine Capt. Mark Rothrock, left, the company commander of Alpha Company, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, Marine Force Reserve, and 1st Sgt. Adam Casas, the company first sergeant of Alpha Co., 4th Tank Bn., 4th MarDiv, MARFORRES, stand at attention during the company’s deactivation ceremony in 41 Area on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California, July 18, 2020. Alpha Co., along with the rest of 4th Tank Bn., was activated in 1943 during World War II. Since then, the battalion has participated in every war the Marine Corps has fought in. Alpha Co. is the first of 4th Tanks’ six companies to deactivate. The Marine Corps is divesting its tank battalions following the commandant’s guidance in Force Design 2030. Casas is a native of Murrieta, California, and Rothrock is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez)
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Beachmasters Group Two Owns the Beach
Sailors from Beachmasters Group Two and Naval Cargo Handling Battalion One provided mission essential assets to more than 11,000 participants during Exercise Saber Strike 17, June 10, 2017. ...

Saber Strike 17 Successfully Employs MPF Operations
Exercises like Saber Strike 17 develop trust with U.S. Allies and partner nations in Europe. This year, the exercise taking place May 23 - June 24, 2017, demonstrates a full spectrum of military...

Flags Unfurl during Opening Ceremony Saber Strike 17
Allied and partner nations have unfurled their flags for the opening ceremony of Exercise Saber Strike 17 on Adazi Military Base, Latvia, June 3, 2017....

NATO Nations Assert Capabilities
Saber Strike 17 kicks off this year with troops and vehicles coming ashore with tactical landing crafts from Maritime Prepositioning Ships in the Baltic Sea to Ventspils, Latvia, May 23-24, 2017....