 The Saber Strike 2015 Field Training Exercise or FTX has begun. Units from America, Lithuania and Germany test their compatibilities and interoperability by splitting up units from each nation and creating a multinational offense and defense and pitting them against each other. Well, yeah, I think this type of training is very important and I think it will continue and I think it will continue to get bigger as well. As we continue to do these exercises through Latvia, Lithuania and Poland, we will learn more from each other every time we do it and then as we train together we become better together. This FTX in Rukola is three days long and will consist of each multinational task force switching roles from offense to defense every 24 hours. This is to improve joint operational capabilities in a range of missions as well as preparing the participating nations to support multinational contingency operations. That's the first time for us and that we work with our new NATO partners in the east of Europe. I think it's great to work here with our Lithuanian comrades. I think it's a total new exercise for us because we never practiced with them before and I hope to bring them a couple of good ideas for the future. Reporting from Rukola, Lithuania for the 16th MPAD, I'm Army Staff Sergeant Scott Shoemaker.