U.S. Army Col. Ryan Barnett, commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Left) and Antti Häkkänen, Finland's Minister of Defence (Middle), and Finnish Army Brig. Gen. Ari Lakksonen, Commander of Kainuu Brigade (Right) discusses media day in Finland, May 29, 2024. The 10th Mountain Soldiers are based out of Fort Johnson, Louisiana in support of Northern Forest 24, the objective of the exercise is to maintain and develop military interoperability and capability with the US, Finnish, and Norwegian Army, which is nested in DEFENDER 24.
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 photo by Pfc. Gavin Hardy)
| Date Taken: | 05.29.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.31.2024 07:38 |
| Photo ID: | 8441904 |
| VIRIN: | 240529-A-EJ325-1004 |
| Resolution: | 5956x3586 |
| Size: | 1.64 MB |
| Location: | FI |
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