Left, Cmdr. Christopher W. Van Loenen, commanding officer of the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44), gives a tour of the bridge to journalists from a local Harstad newspaper, and Italian Rear Adm. Valentino Rinaldi, commander, Amphibious Task Force for Steadfast Defender, during a media tour of the ship in support of Steadfast Defender 24, Feb. 25, 2024, in Harstad, Norway. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATO’s ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. Navy

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