Georgian soldiers participate in Saber Guardian drill
President Giorgi Margvelashvili said NATO-Georgia joint exercises served regional and international security and not on the contrary. Photo by Ministry of Defence press office.
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Agenda.ge, 04 Jul 2017 - 17:23, Tbilisi,Georgia
Hundred Georgian soldiers from the 12th Infantry Battalion Charlie will leave for Bulgaria and Romania in mid-July to take part in a high-level annual exercise -Saber Guardian.
Saber Guardian is a US European Command, US Army Europe-led annual exercise taking place in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria in the summer.
This exercise involves more than 25,000 service members from over 20 ally and partner nations.
The largest of the Black Sea Region exercises, Saber Guardian 17 is a premier training event for US Army Europe and participating nations that will build readiness and improve interoperability under a unified command, executing a full range of military missions to support the security and stability of the Black Sea Region,” US European Command states.
Georgian soldiers will participate in the exercise between July 18 and 20.
About 150 Georgian soldiers will take part in the exercise,” Georgia’s Defence Ministry reported.
The Ministry added that the exercise serves the aim to prepare soldiers for Noble Partner 2017 drills.