An Operational Force (OPFOR) soldier from the Republic

An Operational Force (OPFOR) soldier from the Republic of Azerbaijan takes aim inside a building prior to an expected attack during Saber Junction 19 (SJ19), at the at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany Sept. 25, 2019. 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 a joint, combined environment and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Mort)