 For some of these soldiers, this may be a first to sit side-by-side training with nine other multinational partners. This type of training environment allows the soldiers to work together in close quarters rather than separate it in vehicles around a training area. Thus lowering exercise costs while developing a cultural understanding between allies. Colonel David Markowski, this U.S. Sabre Guardian 13 co-director, talks about some of the benefits of exercising in a multinational environment. All the ten nations that participate got something out of this. They learned something, they built friendships, they see value in coming together in this kind of environment. I think as you go around and talk to the soldiers that are here, you're going to see that. In the training audience, many have extensive experience in battlefield operations. But this exercise gives them the opportunity to mix war-fighting skills with the human aspect. I really enjoy getting to meet new people and then just have those contacts throughout the world. You know, how many people can say that they're friends with a Romanian guy from Azerbaijan? You know, it's just pretty cool to have that experience. The cooperation and teamwork visible at Sabre Guardian 13 would have been considered unreal years ago. I think most of the participants here today saw one another as threats 23 years ago today. And that we studied each other as military professionals, but today standing here could not possibly fathom. I would be standing here 23, 24 years later training with the Romanian armed forces and NATO allies and partners. We're developing a better understanding of one another and not so worried about the threat of one another, but how we can better come together as a team to defeat global threats, no matter where they may lie. It's very evident that the relationships are forming, the friendships are forming, the teams are working very well together. It's easy to build partnerships because we're sitting nation by nation, shoulder to shoulder. For U.S. Army Europe, Specialist Ryan Barwick, Chincou, Romania.