Father Anthony Sabastian, a priest with the Bucharest and Constanza Arch Dioecies, prays during Catholic Mass held for military members participating in DEFENDER 23, Slobozia, Romania, May 29, 2023. A traditional Catholic Mass is rare in field environments, this was a special occasion for the soldier’s who participated. 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 7,800 U.S. and 15,000 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. Jaccob Hearn)
Date Taken: | 05.28.2023 |
Date Posted: | 05.30.2023 12:49 |
Photo ID: | 7824906 |
VIRIN: | 230528-A-AB787-253 |
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Location: | RO |
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