173rd Airborne Brigade paratroopers air assault through mock village during Saber Junction 14 [Image 9 of 9]

HOHENFELS, BY, GERMANY

08.28.2014

Photo by Sgt. Christina Dion 

U.S. Army Europe and Africa     

Paratroopers of Company A, 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, board a UH-47 Chinook helicopter after clearing the mock village known as Haaslat Village at Hohenfels Training Area Aug. 28. Exercise Saber Junction 2014 includes participants from the U.S., NATO allies and European security partners, conducting unified land operations at the 7th Army's Joint Multinational Training Command's Hohenfels Training Area. The exercise trains units in the simultaneous combination of offensive, defensive and stability operations while improving international interoperability, commitment to NATO and allied nations and strategic access to critical areas within the European Command's area of responsibility. More information about Saber Junction 2014 can be found at http://www.eur.army.mil/SaberJunction/ (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Christina M. Dion/Released)

• Date Taken: 08.28.2014
• Date Posted: 09.01.2014 04:53
• Photo ID: 1530217
• VIRIN: 140828-A-ZG808-192
• Resolution: 2400x1600
• Size: 1.73 MB
• Location: HOHENFELS, BY, DE