Contractors from the Coleman Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 worksite in Mannheim, Germany, fuel an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier at an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area in Libava, Czechia, during DEFENDER 24, May 2. Army Field Support Battalion-Africa has mission command of the APS-2 ECHA site and will be conducting joint inventories and signing over an entire cavalry squadron APS-2 equipment set to the 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment from the West Virginia Army National Guard in the next couple of days.
DEFENDER is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercise that consists of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD’s Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe and includes more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multinational service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations, including Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
Date Taken: | 05.02.2024 |
Date Posted: | 05.02.2024 05:20 |
Photo ID: | 8376096 |
VIRIN: | 240502-A-SM279-4135 |
Resolution: | 2511x3608 |
Size: | 1.81 MB |
Location: | LIBAVA, CZ |
Web Views: | 74 |
Downloads: | 3 |
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