 Multinational forces assemble and traverse a hasty bridge during Polish-led exercise Anaconda 2016 in Helmow, Poland. The bridge is assembled with multiple M3 amphibious rigs coordinated by British and German forces. Crossing the river is a conventional exercise. It's an exercise that tests the logistical capacity of the unit and really allows us to refine our standards to move a massive unit across several thousand miles. So the German unit is actually building the bridge and providing the ferries across the river. The Polish forces have provided local security and set up the staging area and the reception area on either side of the river. My unit is pretty much just crossing it. Immediately after the river crossing we're conducting a four-passage alliance with the 82nd Airborne just south of Torrin. The exercise allows troops from different countries to work with each other, bridging a figurative gap and solidifying relationships with allied nations. So far it's been interesting, everything is a challenge. We're training together, we're doing the bits and pieces together, we're working together, which we need to do. And we do it, you know, on the ground, soldiers on the ground or at the core face, we make it work. There's not massive differences between any of the nations when we're doing our stuff on the ground. And that's what our soldiers want to see, they want to see us being able to do our bit with each other to make it work. So that we can become smoother, faster, quicker and better. Reporting from Helmholtz, Poland, I'm Army Staff Sergeant Ray Boynton.