The Canadian flag is lowered by Estionian soldiers, while a US Army soldier renders a salute during the Tapa, Estonia Closing Ceremony for Saber Strike 2012.

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The Canadian flag is lowered by Estionian soldiers, while a US Army soldier renders a salute during the Tapa, Estonia Closing Ceremony for Saber Strike 2012. Saber Strike 2012 is a multinational, tactical field training exercise that involves personnel from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, the 4th U.S. Marine Division, the 127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard, Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian armed forces, with contingents from Canada , Finland, France and the U.K. The exercise, led by U.S. Army Europe, is designed to enhance joint and combined interoperability between the U.S. Army and partner nations, and will help prepare participants to operate successfully in a joint, multinational, interagency, integrated environment.

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