U.S. Soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade and a North Macedonia soldier, engage in a conversation during Saber Junction 19 at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany, Sept. 25, 2019. Saber Junction 2019 (SJ19) is an exercise involving nearly 5,400 participants from 16 ally and partner nations at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Sept. 3 to 30 Sept. 2019. SJ19 is designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photo by Pfc. Uriel Ramirez)