21st Theater Sustainment Command provides critical logistical node operations in Sweden. [Image 7 of 7]

BODEN, SWEDEN

05.02.2024

Photo by Capt. Misael Saldivar 

21st Theater Sustainment Command

Soldiers with the 3rd Light Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division gather around their convoy commander, Capt. Nwafor (center), for their convoy and safety brief prior starting the next leg of their tactical march through the High North in Boden, Sweden, on May 2, 2024. This convoy utilized 95th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion’s level-two convoy support center to rest, refuel, and refit prior to continuing their foot march during the “onward movement” phase of Reception, Staging, and Onward Movement process that moves incoming troops from their port of debarkation to their forward operating sites in the theater in support of Immediate Response 2024. Immediate Response 24 is an exercise under the Defender 24 umbrella. DEFENDER is a 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. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Misael Saldivar)

• Date Taken: 05.02.2024
• Date Posted: 05.08.2024 06:39
• Photo ID: 8387212
• VIRIN: 240502-A-MV806-1515
• Resolution: 5967x3605
• Size: 12.29 MB
• Location: BODEN, SE