U.S. Army Col. Ryan Barnett, commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division meets with Lt. Gen. Charles D. Costanza, Commanding General of V Corps and Finnish military leadership ob May 29 near Rovajärvi, Finland.
The 10th Mountain Division Soldiers, based in Fort Johnson, Louisiana, are currently supporting Northern Forest, a national exercise of the Finnish Defence Forces, which is nested in the DEFENDER 24 exercise. This type of multilateral training demonstrates cooperation, collaboration, interoperability, and solidarity to promote peace and security.
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: | 05.29.2024 |
Date Posted: | 05.31.2024 07:41 |
Photo ID: | 8441896 |
VIRIN: | 240529-A-QD197-1020 |
Resolution: | 4032x3024 |
Size: | 9.3 MB |
Location: | FI |
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