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HOHENFELS, Germany- As Saber Junction 20 comes to an end, the task of cleaning up gear and the training areas is the final step in completing the training event. Although training ended on Aug. 24, the work was far from over as participants in the exercise worked to prepare their vehicles and gear prior to leaving Hohenfels.
Military personnel from nine countries trained at the event, and for some soldiers it was their first visit to Germany. Latvian Land Forces soldier Roberts Putnis was one of many soldiers who participated for the first time in the annual training event, and was part of the post-exercise recovery before returning to his home country.
“I enjoyed the exercise overall,” said Putnis. “After taking a break from training for a few months it was nice to have this experience to take home.”
Lt. Karli Ring is a U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 173rd Airborne Division in Vincenza, Italy. Ring was tasked with leading her soldiers both during the exercise and through the post-exercise cleanup and return home.
“There typically aren’t any issues with post exercise movements aside from just making sure the soldiers are accountable at all times and doing things in an efficient and timely manner to be able to get home,” she said.
Units have many tasks as they prepare for their return journey. Tasks include cleaning gear, vehicles and training areas, and personnel must make sure every piece of equipment is accounted for and ready for transport before they can make their return journey.
Ring’s responsibilities both during and after the exercise required her to make sure her soldiers truly grasped the training they were given. She said that the experience has given her new ideas to help improve her unit in the future.
“I learned a lot during the rotation that I think will really help improve our unit when we get home,” said Ring. “I’m excited to implement it into future training.”
More than 5,500 personnel from various ally and partner countries participated in Saber Junction 20, a 28-day series of training events and exercises geared towards military readiness warrior skills. The training exercise took place primarily at the 7 Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training areas in Bavaria. The training events are part of routine exercises conducted by U.S. military forces stationed in Europe.
| Date Taken: | 08.26.2020 |
| Date Posted: | 08.27.2020 05:20 |
| Story ID: | 376890 |
| Location: | HOHENFELS, BAYERN, DE |
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