The Distinguished Visitors' Day of Multinational Exercise SABER GUARDIAN-16, conducted at Getica Land Forces Combat Training Center in Cincu, Brasov County, will begin at 09.30 hrs., on Thursday, August 4.

The program will start with an exercise consisting of crossing Olt river, at Voila, Brasov County.

Journalists who wish to watch the activity are expected to arrive at Voila, Brasov County between 8.30-9.00.

In order to get accreditation, media representatives are requested to send all relevant information by Wednesday, August 3, at 14.00 hrs., at email relatii.publice01495@forter.ro.

Person of contact: CAPT Ana-Maria Tamas, GSM : 0721375194.

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SABER GUARDIAN-16, planned by the Land Forces Staff and led by a command consisting of troops from the Multinational Division South-East, 4th Gemina Infantry Division and NATO Integration Units, will unfold in 4 stages command, computer assisted training by simulation, field training and shooting with all types of armament.

Over 900 Land Forces soldiers of the 18th Banat Infantry Brigade, the 69th Silvania Mixed Artillery Regiment, the 317th Vladeasa Research Battalion along 1,700 American troops with M1A2 Abrams tanks and Bradley armoured vehicles as well as 47 Canadian troops with Infantry Armoured Vehicles will carry out tactical firing while the troops from the other countries will participate in computer-assisted command and training exercises connected with the Training Centre in Novo Selo, Bulgaria and the Training and Peacekeeping Centre in Yavoriv, Ukraine.

SABER GUARDIAN-16 is a multinational exercise, based on a fictitious scenario, aimed at training troops to plan, carry out and evaluate military actions at multinational level, developing the interoperability level with NATO forces as well as promoting regional cooperation with countries in the Black Sea region, while meeting the standardization requirements of the Alliance.

Press Department