Story by 2nd Lt. Courtney Rorick | 114th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.13.2025
Against the backdrop of modern conflict and evolving global threats, more than 7,000 troops from 15 nations converged on the rugged terrain of southern Germany for Exercise Saber Junction 25, the largest training event hosted at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in nearly a decade. Spanning multiple weeks and domains, this world-class training event tested participants across......
Story by Staff Sgt. Sean Ferry | 114th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.12.2025
Plumes of smoke rise over a U.S. Army airfield at Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, September 12, 2025, following simulated indirect fire during exercise Saber Junction 25. The artillery simulation cans explode across the hillside, marking the start of a realistic mass-casualty event. Moments later, notional casualties are carried to a medical treatment......
Story by Pfc. Makayla Panzer | 114th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.12.2025
At the Joint Multinational Readiness Center’s (JMRC) Hohenfels Training Area, U.S. Army Reserve soldiers with the 418th Civil Affairs Battalion (CAB), the 13th Psychological Operations Battalion (PSYOP), and multinational partners from Bulgaria and North Macedonia were tested in a high-pressure, civilian displacement scenario during Exercise Saber Junction 25, Sept. 11, 2025. This inject......
Story by 2nd Lt. Courtney Rorick | 114th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.12.2025
In large-scale combat against a near-peer threat, aviation assets are prime targets. Every lost aircraft is not just a capability gap, but a potential intelligence compromise. The ability to recover under fire, move tactically, and operate independently is what makes Downed Aircraft Recovery Teams (DART) not just a logistics function, but a combat-critical enabler. At Saber Junction 25, a......
Story by Spc. Thomas Dixon | 7th Army Training Command | 09.10.2025
Sgt. 1st Class William Anderkin is more than just a platoon sergeant serving as the 1-4 IN OPFOR with his troops during exercise Saber Junction 25 in the Hohenfels Training Area. Leadership comes naturally to him and it shows in the way his platoon rallies behind him....
Story by Spc. Josephine Malloy | 114th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.10.2025
During exercise Saber Junction 2025, the 500th Engineer Support Squadron (ESC) provides 2nd Cavalry Regiment (CR) with critical mobility, counter-mobility, survivability, and general engineering support in a dynamic, multinational training environment at the 7th Army Training Command’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) in Hohenfels, Germany. This rotation introduced the 500th ESC......
Story by Staff Sgt. David Marquis | 114th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.10.2025
At Saber Junction 25 in Hohenfels, Germany, Soldiers acting as Opposing Forces, or OPFOR, are tasked with simulating enemy threats to keep U.S., Allied and partner troops alert and combat-ready. To enhance realism, exercise participants on both sides of the battle wear the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System, or MILES gear. This training tool uses lasers and sensors to simulate combat.......
Story by Pfc. Makayla Panzer | 114th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.09.2025
U.S. Army soldiers, with the 83rd Combined Sustainment Support Battalion, and British army soldiers, with the 15th Air Assault Support Squadron, were evaluated by 7th Army Training Command (ATC) Observer-Coach Trainers (OCT), on their response, balancing restraint, empathy, and decisive action in an unpredictable scenario, at Joint Multinational Readiness Center's Hohenfels Training Area,......
