Army Sgt. Derek Born, a critical care flight paramedic assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Regiment, points at the sky during sunset at Bezmer Airbase, Bulgaria during exercise Swift Response, part of DEFENDER-Europe 21, May 8, 2021. 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


Army Sgt. Derek Born, a critical care flight paramedic assigned to Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Regiment, points at the sky during sunset at Bezmer Airbase, Bulgaria during exercise Swift Response, part of DEFENDER-Europe 21, May 8, 2021. 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 over 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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