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- [Reporter] As part of Szentes Axe,

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an exercise that falls within Saber Guardian 2017,

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First Squadron of the Second Cavalry Regiment

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traveled from Rose Barracks, Germany

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through the Czech Republic and Slovakia

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to cross the Danube River in Gyor, Hungary.

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This river crossing was part of a coordinated effort

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with soldiers of the Ohio National Guard

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and engineers of the Hungarian Armed Forces

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to showcase the mobility and interoperability

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of NATO allies.

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- So the value of this training,

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it really demonstrates to the troopers,

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both U.S. and allied,

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that you can't do anything on your own.

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So whether it's getting across

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what looks like a fairly simple river,

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or whether it's moving your force to attack

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and assault into an urban environment,

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whatever we do or whatever we could be called to do

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is gonna require the coordination of our partners.

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- It was fantastic.

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It was mesmerizing how they actually operate on the river

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with the conditions that they had today.

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The conditions this morning were real windy.

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It was almost whitecapping out here.

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So how they actually set up

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and strategically aligned themselves on the river

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was outstanding.

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It's one for the record books.

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It really is.

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'Cause I've never done such a crossing

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through such a wide river.

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But actually doing a tactical vehicle over a river crossing

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with tactical equipment was outstanding.

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- [Reporter] From Gyor, Hungary,

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I'm Army Sergeant Josh Joyner.