U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tanner Sullivan, loadmaster with the 7th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, and U.S. Army Sgt. Chandler Stoutenburg, high mobility artillery rocket systems chief with the 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, load a HIMAR onto a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing, during Exercise Swift Response in Lielvarde, Latvia, May 14, 2023. Swift Response is an exercise related to DEFENDER 23. DEFENDER 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa-led exercise, supported by U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, focused on the strategic deployment of continental United States-based forces and interoperability with Allies and partners. Taking place from April 22 to June 23, DEFENDER 23 demonstrates the U.S. Air Force’s ability to aggregate U.S.-based combat power quickly in Europe; increase lethality of the NATO Alliance through the U.S. Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment; build unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment; and leverage host nation capabilities to increase USAFE-AFAFRICA’s operational reach. DEFENDER 23 includes more than 7,800 U.S. and 15,000 multi-national service members from various Allied and partner nations. (U.S Air Force photo by Senior Airman Callie Norton)
| Date Taken: | 05.14.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 05.23.2023 17:46 |
| Photo ID: | 7810067 |
| VIRIN: | 230514-F-CP748-1004 |
| Resolution: | 5495x3924 |
| Size: | 2.55 MB |
| Location: | LIELVARDE, LV |
| Web Views: | 40 |
| Downloads: | 11 |
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