Operation Saber Strike located on terrain feature Baltic states
Saber Strike is an annual international exercise held since 2010 by the United States Army Europe (USAREUR) focused on the Baltic States. The exercise spans multiple locations in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and involves approximately 2,000 troops from 14 countries.2011-2020
2011
Saber Strike 2011 was the first of what would be an ongoing cooperative training effort between the four nations bonded by the War in Afghanistan, intended to increase the combat readiness of forces preparing to deploy in support of the ISAF. The exercise included a command post, a field training and situational training exercise aimed at training the participating countries to operate more effectively together. The tasks trained in this exercise were specifically designed to prepare the troops for operations in Afghanistan and included improvised explosive device defeat training, convoy and patrol operations, and cordon and search operations.
Saber Strike was a multinational exercise taking place at the Ādaži Training Area in Latvia, which involved units from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland, the United States 56th Stryker Brigade, the United States 172nd Infantry Brigade and the United States 16th Sustainment Brigade. The exercise was not only a training opportunity, but also a sign of importance of the relationships among the participating nations. The United States Army and the Baltic States conducted an opening ceremony for Saber Strike 2011 at the Ādaži Training Area on October 18.2018
Saber Strike 2018 took place on June 3–15, 2018. It involved the participation of approximately 18,000 soldiers from 19 countries training in Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia and Poland. During the event, nearly 3,000 US soldiers and more than 1,500 combat equipment units were deployed from Germany to Latvia and Lithuania.2020-2030
2020
2022
Saber Strike 22 started on February 28, and will be completed on March 18. The training activities include:
Tactical road march through Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia
Multiple live-fire and force-on-force exercises
Rail operations from Germany to Lithuania
Aerial resupply
Multiple air defense live fires on land and sea
Newest M-SHORAD Stryker based-platform debuts in Estonia
Air, ground and sea lines of communication established through Denmark and Sweden
Air assaultsUnits:
V Corps HQ
1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division
1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division
2nd Cavalry Regiment, 7th Army Training Command
10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command
12th Combat Aviation Brigade
21st Theater Support Command
41st Field Artillery Brigade
Joint Multinational Readiness Center
U.S. Army National Guard
U.S. Army Reserve
United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe and Africa
NATO