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- [Salcedo] Saber Strike
2018 kicked off with

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an opening ceremony at
host nation, Lithuania.

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The ceremony, occurring at
the Lithuanian Defense Staff

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Headquarters in Vilnius,
included a flag raising ceremony

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and remarks from Brigadier
General, Richard Coffman.

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- Their alliance, ensures security, peace,

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and a continued free Europe.

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- [Salcedo] Saber Strike
is a US Joint Chiefs

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of Staff directed exercise in
the Baltic Region of Europe,

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with participants from
19 different nations.

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(drum roll)

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The exercise is taking place
across four host nations

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in the Baltic region, Poland,

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Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

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The exercise trains participants
on command and control,

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logistics, host nation support activities,

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and inner and upper ability.

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All activities will feature joint

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and multi-national training
among the participating nations.

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From Vilnius, Lithuania,
I'm Sergeant Edward Salcedo.