Soldiers assigned to the Multifunctional Reconnaissance Platoon, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, run a maintenance check on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAC) before a field test flight at Saber Strike 24 on Bemowo Piskie Training Ground, Poland, April 19, 2024. UAC have been used extensively for recon and artillery spotting during recent field exercises and military training missions since the Russian-Ukrainian War. DEFENDER is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a European Command scheduled, Army Europe and Africa con
Soldiers assigned to the Multifunctional Reconnaissance Platoon, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, run a maintenance check on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAC) before a field test flight at Saber Strike 24 on Bemowo Piskie Training Ground, Poland, April 19, 2024. UAC have been used extensively for recon and artillery spotting during recent field exercises and military training missions since the Russian-Ukrainian War. DEFENDER is the Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a European Command scheduled, Army Europe and Africa conducted exercise that consists of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD’s Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest Army exercise in Europe and includes more than 17,000 and 23,000 multinational service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations, including Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. ( Army photo by Sgt. Omar Joseph, Sr.)
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