Royal Canadian Navy Rear Adm. David Patchell, vice commander, 2nd Fleet and commander, Task Force North for exercise Steadfast Defender, greets Italian Rear Adm. Valentino Rinaldi, commander, Amphibious Task Force for Steadfast Defender, aboard ITS Giuseppe Garibaldi, 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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