 It's a typical urban patrol mission for Canada's 31st Brigade, and then suddenly... Shots get fired, muscle memory takes over, you just react to whatever the situation is. Thankfully this time it was just an exercise. It's part of a multinational training exercise in Latvia called Saber Strike. If the situation ever did arise where we did have to work with the United States or the Latvians or the Estonians, we now have that experience. Experience that grants a new perspective. It's been interesting to train with the Latvians that we did today just to kind of see how they did things and they were asking us how we did things. Some may see it as just training, but Master Corporal McDonald doesn't think it's any less important than the real thing. You know, I take this job seriously and I love my country and I want to do everything I can, both for my country, the military, my brothers in arms. Reporting from Saber Strike 2012 in Latvia, I'm Air Force Staff Sergeant Alex Farver.