U.S. Marine Corps Kilo Company Commander, Capt. Kevin O’Donnell (center) briefs the Field Training Exercise battalion commander, Latvian Lt. Col Gunars Kaulins (left), on his plan to conduct operations on the first day of the FTX, here at Exercise Saber Strike 2012. O’Donnell’s company is part of the USMC’s 4th Marine Division, a reserve unit which deployed from Pennsylvania to participate in the exercise. Also around the table, from left to right: Capt. Tracy Sessions- the exercise chief of operations, from the 2nd Cav. Regt., Canadian Capt. Andrew Straatsma, the operations battle captain, U.S. Air Force air liason officer, Lt. Col. Robert Obom from the Washington Air National Guard, Capt. Anthony Trivisio, the exercise operations officer from the USMC 4th Marine Division, Brig. Gen. Juris Zeibarts, the Latvian officer conducting the exercise. Saber Strike 2012 is a multinational, tactical field training and command post exercise that involves more than 2,000 personnel from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the 4th Marine Division, the 127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian armed forces, with contingents from Canada, Finland, France and the U.K. The exercise, led by U.S. Army Europe, is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. military and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment.
Date Taken: | 06.17.2012 |
Date Posted: | 06.19.2012 08:37 |
Photo ID: | 606795 |
VIRIN: | 120617-A-MD315-004 |
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