AFN Aviano Radio News: DEFENDER 23 Swift Response
AFN Aviano radio news reports on joint exercise DEFENDER 23 hosted by the 31st Fighter Wing for NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force audio by Airman First Class Brandon Nelson)
View ArticleLandmark hospital materiel pull for DEFENDER 24
U.S. Army Soldiers arrived at Army Prepositioned Stock-2 (APS-2) Dülmen for a landmark 32-bed field hospital pull for transport to Baumholder, Germany in support of the DEFENDER Europe exercise May 6-7...
View Article435th CRG partner with Hungarian forces during Swift Response 24
U.S. Air Force 435th Contingency Response Group (CRG) recently participated in Swift Response 24. This multinational exercise involves over 13,000 participants from 16 nations, aimed at reinforcing the...
View ArticleFormer British air force, now APS-2 quality assurance supports DEFENDER 24
When Shaun Jones was a young man in Wales, never would he have imagined that someday he’d be working for the U.S. Army and supporting the Army’s biggest exercise in Europe, but that’s exactly what the...
View ArticleAllied Strength Across Waters: Wet Gap Crossing with NATO Forces
As part of DEFENDER 24, the 43rd Multi-Role Bridge Company (MRBC), 20th Engineer Battalion, began training with the U.K.’s 12th Armoured Brigade Combat Team (ABCT), 3rd Division, in Drawsko Pomorskie,...
View ArticleU.S. Army Warrant Officer Honored as European Missile Defender of the Year in...
WARSAW, Poland – U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Sanjeev "Jay" Sivasankaran was recognized as the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance’s U.S. Army European Missile Defender of the Year at the 2024...
View Article30th Medical Brigade makes history in Europe with U.S. Army Reserve during...
BAUMHOLDER, Germany – 30th Medical Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command in collaboration with the 810th Hospital Center, 75th Field Hospital, 7455th Medical Operations Unit and Medical Readiness...
View ArticleDEFENDER 24 tests medical prepositioned stock readiness
As part of the DEFENDER 24 exercise, reservists from the 810th Hospital Center/75th Field Hospital pulled a 32-bed field hospital from APS-2 located in Dülmen, Germany, testing the readiness of medical...
View Article7th Mission Support Command's Senior Leaders visit Defender Europe
The 7th Mission Support Command’s Command Team traveled to Skillingaryd, Sweden and Libava, Czech Republic, observing the 510th Regional Support Group in support of Defender Europe 24, May 11-14, 2024.
View Article1-62 Air Defense Artillery Battalion to transfer authority of the US Patriot...
POLAND — The 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment will transfer authority of the U.S. Patriot mission in Eastern Europe to the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on June...
View Article10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Chief Warrant Officer Change of...
10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Chief Warrant Officer Araceli Rial relinquished the responsibility of command chief warrant officer to Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Miller on May 23, 2024, in...
View ArticleExercise Swift Response 24
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group, participate in exercise Swift Response 24 at Hungarian Defense Forces 101st Aviation Wing, Hungary, May 4-13, 2024. SR24 is a...
View ArticleExercise Swift Response 24 Day Ten
Swift Response 24 at Hungarian Defense Forces 101st Aviation Wing, Hungary, May 13, 2024. SR24 is a series of multinational interoperability exercises under DEFENDER 24 led by U.S. Air Forces in Europe...
View ArticleU.S. Navy Seabees and U.S. Army bridge construction b-roll package
In a display of international collaboration, the US. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 11, Norwegian Armed Forces and 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division joined forces to construct and...
View ArticleNorway Convoy B-Roll Package
U.S. Army Soldiers belonging to 21st Theater Sustainment Command, in collaboration with the Norwegian Armed Forces, successfully conducted the initial push of onward movement of 3rd Brigade Combat...
View ArticleImmediate Response 24: Virginia National Guard conducts Blank Fire Exercise...
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Virginia National Guard, conduct a squad blank fire iteration during Immediate Response 24 at the Libava Training Area,...
View ArticleImmediate Response 24: Virginia National Guard conducts Blank Fire Exercise
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Virginia National Guard, conduct a squad blank fire iteration during Immediate Response 24 at the Libava Training Area,...
View ArticleTraining Support Activity Europe supports DEFENDER
Daryl Scott, a Regional Supervisor with the Expeditionary Training Support Division, Training Support Activity Europe (TSAE), speaks about how TSAE provides support to meet training objectives during...
View Article82nd Airborne Division Participates in Swift Response 24 in Romania...
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 82nd Airborne Division execute joint forcible entries as part of Swift Response 24 at Luna and Cincu, Romania, May 13-15, 2024. The 82nd Airborne Division, alongside...
View ArticlePort Operations close out DEFENDER 24 [Image 15 of 15]
Contractors on board the ARC INTEGRITY vessel set sail from the port of Kemi to close out the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness (DEFENDER) 24 exercise in...
View ArticleNijmegen March 2024: Day One [Image 15 of 15]
Service members from The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) march through Camp Heumensoord to start the Nijmegen March in Nijmegen, Netherlands, July 16, 2024. Participants at Camp Heumensoord began the...
View ArticleNijmegen March 2024: Day One [Image 14 of 15]
A child exchanges a high five with a participant on the route of the Nijmegen March in Nijmegen, Netherlands, July 16, 2024. The route of the march provided the opportunity for Soldiers and foreign...
View ArticleNijmegen March 2024: Day One [Image 13 of 15]
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, share a conversation at the start of the Nijmegen March at Camp Heumensoord, Nijmegen, Netherlands, July 16, 2024. Each morning, the Nijmegen March...
View ArticleNijmegen March 2024: Day One [Image 12 of 15]
U.S. Army Pfc. Damien Boccardi and Sgt. 1st Class Corrie Heffner, both assigned to V Corps, walk alongside a member of the Royal Dutch Army on the route of the Nijmegen March in Nijmegen, Netherlands,...
View ArticlePort Operations close out DEFENDER 24
U.S. Army Lt. Col. James Acevedo, commander of 838th Transportation Battalion, and U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Everett Lai, assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 14, provide insight on port...
View ArticlePort Operations close out DEFENDER 24
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 838th Transportation Battalion, 10th Mountain Division, U.S. Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 14, and contractors load vehicles and equipment onto the ARC...
View ArticlePort Operations close out DEFENDER 24 [Image 4 of 15]
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, load vehicles with the support of contractors onto the ARC INTEGRITY vessel at the port of Kemi for redeployment to close out...
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