Soldiers of the 291st Digital Liaison Detachment, Maryland Army National Guard, integrate with Civil Affairs Officers from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit observing civilians, members of the press, and US and Estonian forces following the amphibious landing of elements from Task Force 61 Naval Amphibious Forces Europe/ 2nd Marine Division (TF-61/2) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in Saaremaa, Estonia during DEFENDER-Europe on May 21, 2022 and Estonian HEDGEHOG 22. The 291st Digital Liaison Detachment, Maryland Army National Guard, embeds into the multinational force headquarters to e
Soldiers of the 291st Digital Liaison Detachment, Maryland Army National Guard, integrate with Civil Affairs Officers from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit observing civilians, members of the press, and US and Estonian forces following the amphibious landing of elements from Task Force 61 Naval Amphibious Forces Europe/ 2nd Marine Division (TF-61/2) and the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit in Saaremaa, Estonia during DEFENDER-Europe on May 21, 2022 and Estonian HEDGEHOG 22. The 291st Digital Liaison Detachment, Maryland Army National Guard, embeds into the multinational force headquarters to ensure interoperability and coordination across all joint warfighting functions. For DEFENDER-Europe 22 and HEDGEHOG 22, the 291st DLD is enabling interoperability between Estonian Defense Forces and Army V Corps. DEFENDER-Europe 22 is a series of Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises within European Command’s Large Global Scale Exercise construct taking place in Eastern Europe. DEFENDER-Europe 22 demonstrates Army Europe and Africa’s ability to conduct large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy.
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