 The Civil Affairs Unit, embedded with the Second Cavalry Regiment, has a vital role in Exercise Saber Junction 2012. It is their job to establish communication with civilians and national forces that occupy the streets. The mission in Ajaabadi is to bring stability to the community. Second Lieutenant Gabriel Galyan says, this training helps both active and reserve units. It shows us not only what we need to work on, but what the active duty component has to work on. Gabriel Galyan also says this mission focuses on the need for civil affairs in combat. It allows other people to see what civil affairs does and what they need to operate and to make the civil military operation successful. Civil Affairs help minimize civilian presence on the battlefield. Saber Junction 2012 is the largest exercise of its kind in Europe in more than 20 years. Encompassing 19 nations, government organizations and multiple services. Amy Jacobson, 7th Army Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany.