1st Lt. Joseph Williams, 50th Multi-Role Bridge Company, 5th Engineer Battalion, received equipment from 405th Army Field Support Brigade at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, May 19, 2023. Williams oversees the 50th Multi-Role Bridge Tactical Operation Center throughout the duration of Saber Guardian 2023, a DEFENDER 23-linked exercise. Hailing from Killeen, Texas, Williams is looking forward to learning from and training with the Romanian-led multinational division during wet gap crossings in Frecatei and Bordusani, Romania for Saber Guardian 23.
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.
Date Taken: | 05.19.2023 |
Date Posted: | 05.23.2023 10:43 |
Photo ID: | 7809358 |
VIRIN: | 230519-A-TD403-099 |
Resolution: | 1080x780 |
Size: | 172.26 KB |
Location: | MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, RO |
Hometown: | KILLEEN, TEXAS, US |
Web Views: | 114 |
Downloads: | 8 |
This work, Know Your Defender: 1st Lt. Joseph Williams [Image 2 of 2], by Eleanor Prohaska, identified by DVIDS, must comply with the restrictions shown on https://www.dvidshub.net/about/copyright.