Lt. Col. Timothy Ferguson, battalion commander of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Division from Fort Hood, Texas, stands watch as the Polish military demonstrates the weaponry that will be utilized during the opposition force training at Saber Strike 18 June 2, 2018. Our deployments and training are proportional and purely defensive in nature, and NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence initiative is designed to prevent, not provoke, conflict. (Michigan Army National Guard photo by Spc. Aaron Good/Released.)