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SABER GUARDIAN

Saber Guardian 25 is designed to rehearse NATO land component mission command architecture and improve the integration of multinational combat forces in a fast-paced scenario. The exercise is coordinated by V Corps, Hungarian Defense Forces, and Romanian Land Forces with approximately 10,000 U.S., Allied and partner forces from seven nations taking place from June 9 – 23, 2025, at various locations in Germany, Hungary, and Romania. Included among the training events during Saber Guardian 25, will be vehicle road marches, multiple river crossings and live fire exercise culminating with a rocket live fire on the Black Sea.

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Saber Guardian 23 Opening Ceremony

131st Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

May 30, 2023 | 1:25

Nato Allies participate in Saber Guardian 23 Opening Ceremony, Slobozia, Romania, May 29, 2023.Saber Guardian 23, a component of Defender Europe 23, is an exercise co-led by Romanian Land Forces and the U.S. Army at various locations in Romania to improve the integration of multinational combat forces by engaging in different events such as vehicle road marches, medical training exercises, and river crossings.DEFENDER 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led exercise focused on the strategic deployment of continental United States-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stocks, and interoperability with Allies and partners. Taking place from 22 April to 23 June, DEFENDER 23 demonstrates USAREUR-AF’s ability to aggregate U.S.-based combat power quickly in Eastern Europe, increase lethality of the NATO Alliance through long-distance fires, build unit readiness in a complex joint, multi-national environment, and leverage host nation capabilities to increase USAREUR-AF’s operational reach. DEFENDER 23 includes more than 7,800 U.S. and 15,000 multi national service members from more than 20 nations who will participate including, but not limited to: Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States.