U.S. Army Cpt. Stephen Kelly, a Fire Support Officer assigned to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Johnson, Louisiana, and a member of the Finnish Army watch a demonstration of Finnish artillery near Rovaniemi, Finland, May 17, 2024. The 10th Mountain Division is in Finland as a part of Defender Europe 2024. 3rd BCT 10th Mountain seeks to demonstrate U.S. Army Europe’s ability to quickly aggregate combat power in Eastern Europe.
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 Reserve photo by Staff Sgt. Ian Valley)
| Date Taken: | 05.18.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.20.2024 19:43 |
| Photo ID: | 8418843 |
| VIRIN: | 240519-A-WG301-1002 |
| Resolution: | 2240x3360 |
| Size: | 5.12 MB |
| Location: | FI |
| Web Views: | 337 |
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