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1st Lt. Bogdan Cocea (left) and 2nd Lt.Cristina Paliu of Romania's 20th Infantry Battalion "Black Scorpions," carry their personal equipment to infantry personnel carriers at Smardan Training Area in northeast Romania on 6 June, 2023. The Black Scorpions departed the training area to take part in Exercise Saber Guardian activities. Saber Guardian is the third of three linked exercises which make up 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.
| Date Taken: | 06.02.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 06.06.2023 10:13 |
| Photo ID: | 7840274 |
| VIRIN: | 230602-A-EA399-006 |
| Resolution: | 2189x3342 |
| Size: | 4.25 MB |
| Location: | SMARDAN, RO |
| Web Views: | 66 |
| Downloads: | 6 |
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