 Explosions rock a barracks on a Latvian training base, and a multinational group of medics are quick to respond. Dozens of victims are wounded in the blasts, so these combat lifesavers must take decisive action. There was a simulated bombing of the Daji base here, where specifically the building here, bomb hit the building, the building was on fire, and the patients were brought out to be triaged and then evacuated. Thankfully, this is just a training scenario. Part of Saber Strike 15. Mostly it's just getting the different nations to work together in the medial teams, swapping knowledge, and specifically for this exercise, just making sure that if something were to happen, just like this, that we'd be able to work together. Once the patients were evacuated, the treatment begins. But with this many injuries to care for, these medics had their work cut out for them. And with any kind of mascot exercise, it's always going to look like chaos initially when we're trying to figure out where patients are going to go, where they're going to get triaged. Saber Strike 15 got off to a fast start in Latvia, with this scenario occurring only hours after the opening ceremony ended. So while some soldiers were arming up for the training in the field, this mass cal aimed to sharpen the skills of the troops still back on base. Basically, this is a stepping stone going into, well, everybody else is getting mobilized to actually go do the combat arms portion of it. I think this is a really good piece to get the other parts of the support elements of all the different nations to get working together. One of the key goals of Saber Strike is getting partner nations to work together through realistic training situations. Not only is this scenario getting the military medics cooperating to save lives, but also prepares the local civilian hospital as well. We're also coordinating with the Regal East Hospital to test their systems there as well. We're going to be bringing in UH-60 Blackhawks to bring patients over to their hospital, and then their staff is getting spun up to deal with that kind of a mass cal situation as well. So no matter the nationality of the patient or the medic caring for him, Saber Strike is ensuring that these allies are prepared for any situation. Air Force Staff Sergeant John Archiquette, Adige, Latvia.