About 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations will take part in the U.S. Army Europe-led (USAREUR) multinational exercise Saber Guardian 2017 (SG17) that will take place in Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary, over July 11 to 20, 2017.

Saber Guardian is a military exercise conducted annually. SG 17 is the largest one so far, in terms of the number of participants and goals, intended to enhance joint and combined interoperability across a variety of mission, with the rapid mobilization and concentration of forces wherever and whenever across Europe.

The massive redeployment of the 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division and the move of the 2nd Cavalry Regiment from Vilseck across the European theater to exercise locations in Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania are some of the main actions of the exercise. Moreover, SG17 will also include live fire exercise, several field training and live fire exercises, multiple river crossings, medevac and treatment of the wounded.

Enabling events will take place in the days prior to and following the exercise. Many smaller U.S. and European-national exercises in the Black Sea region this summer will enable SG17 objectives. The combination of all these exercises allows execution of the full range of military missions supporting security and stability in the Black Sea region, thus contributing to enhancing the deterrence posture.

For more information go to: http://www.eur.army.mil/SaberGuardian/.

* * *
Conducted annually since 2013, Saber Guardian rotates through Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine. SG17 is part of U.S. European Command's Joint Exercise Program (JEP intended to enhance interoperability at joint and national level with allied and partner nations.

There will be 18 international exercises in the Black Sea region that will bring together about
40,000 from 23 allied and partner nations, of which SG17 is the largest and most complex. The exercises aim at enhancing joint and combined interoperability across a variety of mission sets with allied and partner nations, for the purpose of defence against any possible aggression.

Press Department