TAPA CENTRAL TRAINING AREA, Estonia — Army Soldiers Sgt. Skylar Rosenkran and Sgt. Victor Gonzalez, Multiple Launch Rocket System crewmembers from the 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, Field Artillery Regiment, moving MLRS rockets with the crane of a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck and preventing it from swinging too much in order to help prepare for the live fire exercise in support of Fires Shock, a series of fires exercises in support of DEFENDER-21, here, May 5, 2021. This portion of Fires Shock is in support of Swift Response 21, a linked exercise of DEFENDER-Europ
TAPA CENTRAL TRAINING AREA, Estonia — Army Soldiers Sgt. Skylar Rosenkran and Sgt. Victor Gonzalez, Multiple Launch Rocket System crewmembers from the 1st Battalion, 77th Field Artillery Regiment, Field Artillery Regiment, moving MLRS rockets with the crane of a Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck and preventing it from swinging too much in order to help prepare for the live fire exercise in support of Fires Shock, a series of fires exercises in support of DEFENDER-21, here, May 5, 2021. This portion of Fires Shock is in support of Swift Response 21, a linked exercise of DEFENDER-Europe 21 which involves special operations activities, air assaults, and live fire exercises in Estonia, Bulgaria, and Romania, demonstrating airborne interoperability among NATO allies. 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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