English: An Italian soldier assigned to the long-range surveillance platoon, 186th Paratroopers Regiment, Folgore Brigade, Italian army, rucks away from Hohenburg drop zone during Saber Junction at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Sept. 16, 2019. Saber Junction 19 (SJ19) is an exercise involving nearly 5,400 participants from 16 ally and partner nations at the U.S. Army’s Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas, Sept. 3 to 30 Sept. 2019. SJ19 is designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army’s 173rd Infantry Airborne Brigade to execute land operations in joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)