Sailors assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) man the rails as the ship departs Norfolk, Va., Jan. 24, 2024, to participate in Steadfast Defender 2024. 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.

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