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Meet U.S. Army Pfc. Jacobey Williams, an ammunition specialist currently serving with the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade out of Vicenza, Italy.
Williams is participating in Swift Response 23, the first of three exercises that make up Defender 23. He is responsible for the safe handling of various munitions and explosives such as those used in the M2 machine gun.
“My favorite part of this training is seeing rounds like these,” said Williams. “It gives me a chance to test my skills.”
Williams joins his fellow U.S. Army Soldiers to work alongside their Dutch and Greek counterparts in Greece to build interoperability amongst units during this exercise.
“So far the weather has been nice, I’m learning a lot and getting a refresher on my skills,” said Williams. “It’s been a great chance to brush up on [...] training that I did in basic.”
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. Army photo by Spc. Caroline Sauder)
| Date Taken: | 05.16.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 05.18.2023 09:54 |
| Photo ID: | 7803259 |
| VIRIN: | 230516-A-WN944-495 |
| Resolution: | 1920x1280 |
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