Spc. Ian Murray, an air defense enhanced early warning system operator assigned to 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery, gets hands-on with a Croatian SA-7 Grail missile launcher simulator, also known as a MANPAD, at the Zemunik air base, Croatia on May 18, 2021. Croatian and Soldiers got hands-on experience with each other’s equipment before conducting combined training exercises in support of DEFENDER-Europe 21. DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between , NATO allies and partner militaries. This year
Spc. Ian Murray, an air defense enhanced early warning system operator assigned to 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery, gets hands-on with a Croatian SA-7 Grail missile launcher simulator, also known as a MANPAD, at the Zemunik air base, Croatia on May 18, 2021. Croatian and Soldiers got hands-on experience with each other’s equipment before conducting combined training exercises in support of DEFENDER-Europe 21. DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between , 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 more than 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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