Army Sgt. Derek Born, a critical care flight paramedic assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Regiment, waits for a chance to catch a wiffle ball during the company’s off-time at Bezmer Airbase, Bulgaria during exercise Swift Response, part of DEFENDER-Europe 21, May 8, 2021. DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between the , NATO allies and partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations will conduct nearly simultaneous opera
Army Sgt. Derek Born, a critical care flight paramedic assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Regiment, waits for a chance to catch a wiffle ball during the company’s off-time at Bezmer Airbase, Bulgaria during exercise Swift Response, part of DEFENDER-Europe 21, May 8, 2021. DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between the , NATO allies and partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations will conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in over a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region. Follow the latest news and information about DEFENDER-Europe 21, visit
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