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    APS-2 grid set in Czechia for DEFENDER 24, ready for issue to WV Army National Guard [Image 5 of 5]

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    APS-2 grid set in Czechia for DEFENDER 24, ready for issue to WV Army National Guard

    LIBAVA, CZECH REPUBLIC

    05.02.2024

    Photo by Cameron Porter 

    405th Army Field Support Brigade - Europe & Africa

    An Army Prepositioned Stocks-2 staging grid is set at Libava, ready to issue an entire cavalry APS-2 equipment set to the 1st Squadron, 150th Cavalry Regiment from the West Virginia Army National Guard for DEFENDER 24. The 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s Army Field Support Battalion-Africa has established an Equipment Configuration and Hand-off Area in Libava, and over the course of the next couple of days the battalion from Livorno, Italy, will be conducting technical inspections of all the tactical vehicles, basic issue items and support equipment with Soldiers from the 1st Squadron, 150th Cav. Regt., the gaining tactical unit.

    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.

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    Date Taken: 05.02.2024
    Date Posted: 05.02.2024 05:20
    Photo ID: 8376099
    VIRIN: 240502-A-SM279-4738
    Resolution: 4032x3024
    Size: 3.21 MB
    Location: LIBAVA, CZ

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