Maj. Guy Smith, from the Pennsylvania National Guard, briefs Brig. Gen. Juris Zeibarts, exercise commander from the Latvian Army, and Col. Artur Tiganik, incoming brigade commander of the Estonian army, on the preparation and current status of the command post exercise during Saber Strike 2012. The command post exercise encompasses two weeks of activity including a week of preparation and a week execution. Saber Strike 2012 is a multinational, tactical field training and command post exercise that involves more than 2,000 personnel from the U.S. Army's 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the 4th U.S. Marine Division, the 127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian armed forces, with contingents from Canada, Finland, France and the U.K. The exercise, led by U.S. Army Europe, is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment.