A Air Force C-130 from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Ramstein, Germany, arrives at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base transporting Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray, commanding general of the Army Medical Readiness Command, Europe, and Army Soldier from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, to Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base during DEFENDER 23 at Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base, Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, on June 6, 2023. DEFENDER 23 is a Army Europe and Africa led exercise focused on the strategic deployment of continental United States-based forces, em


A Air Force C-130 from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Ramstein, Germany, arrives at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base transporting Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray, commanding general of the Army Medical Readiness Command, Europe, and Army Soldier from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, to Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base during DEFENDER 23 at Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base, Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, on June 6, 2023. DEFENDER 23 is a Army Europe and Africa led exercise focused on the strategic deployment of continental United States-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stocks, and interoperability with Allies and partners. Taking place from 22 April to 23 June, DEFENDER 23 demonstrates USAREU-AF’s ability to aggregate combat power quickly in Eastern Europe, increase lethality of the NATO Alliance through long-distance fires, build unit readiness in a complex joint, multi-national environment, and leverage host nation capabilities to increase USAREUR-AF’s operational reach. DEFENDER 23 includes more than 7,000 and 17,000 multi-national service members from more than 20 nations who will participate including, but not limited to: Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. ( Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Mort)


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