U.S. Army Reserve Staff Sgt. Brian Reed, a mass communications noncommissioned officer with the 206th Broadcast Operations Detachment, 63rd Readiness Division, provides public affairs support for Exercise Immediate Response 24 on May 14, 2024, at the Libava military training area, Czech Republic.
“Public affairs is out here to cover and capture the training for Defender Europe, not just for our U.S. Soldiers, but also for our NATO allies and partners that we are out here to train with,” the Victoria, Virginia native said. “We're capturing history. We're telling the Army story. For those people who don't even understand how all this works, they now get a glimpse into just a small part of what it takes to execute a mission of this magnitude.”
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. (U.S. Army Reserve Photo by Staff Sgt. Angela O'Hearn)
Date Taken: | 05.14.2024 |
Date Posted: | 05.16.2024 08:50 |
Photo ID: | 8407097 |
VIRIN: | 240514-A-GP509-1113 |
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Location: | SMILOV, CZ |
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