The Commanders intent was to ensure that this year’s exercise, built on the experiences and learning from Silver Sabre 2016-2, should raise the tempo and insert new training events that would test the skills of all participants.

The exercise began with an address by COMKFOR, Major General Giovanni Fungo, who stressed the importance of the ongoing excellent cooperation between KFOR and the other participating organisations and how interoperability and a common understanding of each other’s systems and procedures was essential.