Sailors assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) conduct crane operations during a port visit in Portsmouth, United Kingdom, in preparation of Le Bataillon de Fusiliers Marins (BFM) Détroyat embarkation for Steadfast Defender 24, Feb. 12, 2024. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATO’s ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. Navy

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