Meet Croatian Maj. Zelko Vuk, the lead exercise planner for Croatian forces during DEFENDER-Europe 21 and has co-planned every aspect of the exercise alongside Army Europe and Africa planners. “Interoperability and cooperation with Croatian forces is very good,” he said. “We have quite similar procedures.” Vuk says he hopes to reinforce the commonalities between the multinational forces and increase the capabilities of Croatian forces as a result of the exercise. He has served his country for 30 years, but rather than talk about his service, he is quick to boast about his hometown, Zagor
Meet Croatian Maj. Zelko Vuk, the lead exercise planner for Croatian forces during DEFENDER-Europe 21 and has co-planned every aspect of the exercise alongside Army Europe and Africa planners. “Interoperability and cooperation with Croatian forces is very good,” he said. “We have quite similar procedures.” Vuk says he hopes to reinforce the commonalities between the multinational forces and increase the capabilities of Croatian forces as a result of the exercise. He has served his country for 30 years, but rather than talk about his service, he is quick to boast about his hometown, Zagorje, instead - a green and hilly northwestern area of Croatia. 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 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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