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HELENA – Montana National Guard soldiers will be deployed to Romania next week to participate in an international exercise with about 2,800 military personnel from 10 other nations.

Members of the 1-163rd Combined Arms Battalion will participate in Exercise Sabre Guardian 2016 from July 27 to Aug. 7 at the Romanian Land Forces Combat Training Center. Personnel from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Turkey and Ukraine will also participate.

Officials say the event aims to build multinational, regional and joint partnership capacity by enhancing military relationships and professional experiences.

“We appreciate the opportunity to participate in such a high level exercise,” said Maj. Gen. Matthew Quinn, the Adjutant General for Montana. “It is truly a testament to the quality of our Montana Soldiers and we look forward to working together with U.S. Army Europe and our European allies as well.”

Officials say they will release additional details on the exercise after it has concluded.

Helena Independent Record

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