U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, in support of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, assemble gear in preparation to support exercise Swift Response 23 at Aviano Air Base, Italy May 10, 2023. DEFENDER 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led exercise focused on the strategic deployment of continental United States-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stocks, and interoperability with Allies and partners. Taking place from 22 April to 23 June, DEFENDER 23 demonstrates USAREUR-AF’s ability to aggregate U.S.-based combat power quickly in Eastern Europe, increase lethality of the NATO Alliance through long-distance fires, build unit readiness in a complex joint, multi-national environment, and leverage host nation capabilities to increase USAREUR-AF’s operational reach. DEFENDER 23 includes more than 7,000 U.S. and 17,000 multi-national service members from more than 20 nations who will participate including, but not limited to: Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Raya Feltner)
| Date Taken: | 05.09.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 05.16.2023 07:31 |
| Photo ID: | 7798473 |
| VIRIN: | 230509-F-VJ231-320 |
| Resolution: | 8256x5504 |
| Size: | 28.67 MB |
| Location: | AVIANO AIR BASE, IT |
| Web Views: | 10 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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