Silver Saber brought KFOR soldiers together with their Kosovo Police and EULEX counterparts to train on crowd and riot control, relieving a multinational unit currently engaged in CRC, breaching various obstacles and medically evacuating a casualty.

A pair of protestors are forced to back off as tear gas is used to help disperse a crowd of demonstrators who are becoming increasingly hostile during the Silver Saber training exercise at Camp Vrelo, Kosovo, Oct. 16, 2013. The use of tear gas is one of several methods used to disperse disorderly crowds and deescalate a hostile situation without having to use physical contact.

Armenian soldiers from Multinational Battle Group-East act as the Opposing Force for members of the European Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo during the Silver Saber exercise at Camp Vrelo Oct. 16, 2013. Members from the Kosovo Police, EULEX and Kosovo Forces took part in the three-day exercise to help improve coordination between the different security elements in Kosovo and to test their crowd and riot control capabilities.

German soldiers advance up the road to confront a growing number of demonstrators during the Silver Saber training exercise at Camp Vrelo, Kosovo, Oct. 16, 2013. The German soldiers are part of Kosovo Forces Multinational Battle Group-East led by the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment prepare to block a group of demonstrators during the annual Silver Saber training exercise at Camp Vrelo, Kosovo, Oct. 16, 2013. Soldiers from the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade are part of KFOR’s Multinational Battle Group-East: a multinational task force made up of soldiers from nine different countries as well as National Guardsmen from five states.

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment prepare to block a group of demonstrators during the annual Silver Saber training exercise at Camp Vrelo, Kosovo, Oct. 16, 2013. Soldiers from the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade are part of KFOR’s Multinational Battle Group-East: a multinational task force made up of soldiers from nine different countries as well as National Guardsmen from five states.

Kosovo Force troops react to a Molotov cocktail thrown during the Silver Saber training exercise at Camp Vrelo, Kosovo, Oct. 16, 2013. KFOR soldiers also had to breach obstacles, evacuate casualties and perform crowd and riot control operations throughout the three-day exercise.

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment rush off a Czech Mi-171 helicopter with their crowd and riot control gear to a staging area during the Silver Saber training exercise at Camp Vrelo Oct. 16. Soldiers from the 525th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade make up part of KFOR’s Multinational Battle Group-East: a multinational task force made up of soldiers from nine different countries as well as National Guardsmen from five states.

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment attempt to block some demonstrators, played by Armenian soldiers, during the annual Silver Saber exercise at Camp Vrelo, Kosovo, Oct. 16, 2013. Members from the Kosovo Police, EULEX and Kosovo Forces took part in the three-day exercise to help improve coordination between the different security elements in Kosovo and to test their crowd and riot control capabilities.

Soldiers with Company C, 1st Squadron, 38th Cavalry Regiment ‘hold the line’ against protestors at the annual Silver Saber training exercise at Camp Vrelo Oct. 16. The U.S. soldiers have been able to leverage the experience and expertise of their multinational partners in performing crowd and riot control operations since arriving in Kosovo.