

HOHENFELS, Germany - A German Leopard battle tank manuevers through the terrain during a battle on Hohenfels Training Area, as a part of Saber Junction, Oct. 25. Saber Junction is a large-scale, joint, multinational, military training event with U.S. Soldiers and more than 1,800 multinational forces. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brooks Fletcher, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs)

HOHENFELS, Germany - A convoy of tanks from U.S. and German opposing forces prepare to engage units training from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment during a battle on Hohenfels Training Area, as a part of Saber Junction, Oct. 25. Saber Junction is a large-scale, joint, multinational, military training event with U.S. Soldiers and more than 1,800 multinational forces. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brooks Fletcher, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs)

HOHENFELS, Germany - A German Leopard battle tank [it's still a Marder IFV; S-S] prepares to engage training units from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment during a battle on Hohenfels Training Area, as a part of Saber Junction, Oct. 25. Saber Junction is a large-scale, joint, multinational, military training event with U.S. Soldiers and more than 1,800 multinational forces. (Photo by SSpc. Heidi Krueger, 111th Public Affairs Detachment)

HOHENFELS, Germany - A Soldier the German Federal Defense Force's 104th Panzer Battalion call in a situation report during a battle on Hohenfels Training Area, as a part of Saber Junction, Oct. 25. Saber Junction is a large-scale, joint, multinational, military training event with U.S. Soldiers and more than 1,800 multinational forces. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Brooks Fletcher, U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs)

HOHENFELS, Germany - A German Leopard battle tank deploy flares and concealment, avoiding an incoming missile's lock during a battle on Hohenfels Training Area, as a part of Saber Junction, Oct. 25. Saber Junction is a large-scale, joint, multinational, military training event with U.S. Soldiers and more than 1,800 multinational forces. (Photo by Spc. Heidi Krueger, 111th Public Affairs Detachment)

A German Army Leopard II tank, assigned to 104th Panzer Battalion, lays down a cover of white smoke during Saber Junction 2012 at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 25. The U.S. Army Europe's exercise Saber Junction trains U.S. personnel and 1800 multinational partners from 18 nations ensuring multinational interoperability and an agile, ready coalition force.
(U.S. Army Europe photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)


A German Army Leopard II tank, assigned to 104th Panzer Battalion, moves through the Joint Multinational Readiness Center during Saber Junction 2012 in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 25. The U.S. Army Europe's exercise Saber Junction trains U.S. personnel and 1800 multinational partners from 18 nations ensuring multinational interoperability and an agile, ready coalition force.
(U.S. Army Europe photo by Visual Information Specialist Markus Rauchenberger/released)