Exercise Dynamic Front 21 is a multinational exercise conducted by the U.S. Army in Europe that is designed to improve allied and partner nation ability to deliver long-range fires capabilities. This year's exercise will take place in two phases with the first phase held May 3 - 21, 2021 in both Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany and Torun Training Area, Poland. The second phase is scheduled to occur Sept. 5 - 20, 2021 in Polatli Training Area, Turkey.
Approximately 160 items of U.S. Army equipment are scheduled to be offloaded at the port facility in Izmir, Turkey, August 6, 2021. The equipment, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery Regiment, 33rd Brigade Combat Team, Illinois Army National Guard, will transit from the port via commercial line-haul trucking to the Polatli Training Range in support of Dynamic Front 21.