U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to Legion Company, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade control a checkpoint during a noncombatant evacuation operation (NEO) in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany during Saber Junction 19 (SJ19), Sept. 20, 2019.
A NEO is an operation whereby noncombatant evacuees are evacuated from a threatened area abroad, which includes areas facing actual or potential danger from natural or manmade disaster, civil unrest, imminent or actual terrorist activities, hostilities, and similar circumstances, that is carried out with the assistance of the Department of Defense.
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 Sept. 30, 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 Spc. Ryan Lucas).
Date Taken: | 09.19.2019 |
Date Posted: | 09.22.2019 14:36 |
Photo ID: | 5771901 |
VIRIN: | 190919-A-BT239-333 |
Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
Size: | 9.35 MB |
Location: | DE |
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