Air Force Maj. Greg Hafley, left, and Capt. Phil Hoover, C-130 Hercules aircraft pilots assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in a personnel drop during Saber Junction 18 inGermany, Sept. 19, 2018. Saber Junction 18 is the Army 173rd Airborne Brigade’s combat training center certification exercise, taking place on the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas. The Army Europe-directed exercise is designed to assess the readiness of the brigade to conduct unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability

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Air Force Maj. Greg Hafley, left, and Capt. Phil Hoover, C-130 Hercules aircraft pilots assigned to the 139th Airlift Wing, Missouri Air National Guard, participate in a personnel drop during Saber Junction 18 inGermany, Sept. 19, 2018. Saber Junction 18 is the Army 173rd Airborne Brigade’s combat training center certification exercise, taking place on the Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels training areas. The Army Europe-directed exercise is designed to assess the readiness of the brigade to conduct unified land operations in a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. Saber Junction 18 includes nearly 5,500 participants from 20 ally and partner nations.

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