U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 159th General Support Aviation Brigade, U.S. Army Reserve Aviation Command, prepare to meet the Spanish King Felipe VI, as part of Swift Response 23 in San Gregorio, Spain on May 18, 2023. Swift Response 23 features the Spanish Airborne Brigade “Brigada Paracaidista (BRIPAC)” replicating a division leading three separate Joint Forcible Entry airborne operations in the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean regions as part of linked exercises to DEFENDER 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. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Todd)
Date Taken: | 05.18.2023 |
Date Posted: | 05.23.2023 11:44 |
Photo ID: | 7812336 |
VIRIN: | 230518-A-WB015-118 |
Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
Size: | 10.23 MB |
Location: | ES |
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