Meet Spc. Kirsti Ann Beckett, a public affairs mass communication specialist with the 221st Public Affairs Detachment, 83 Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 510th Regional Support Group, 7th Mission Support Command. Beckett poses for a portrait with her camera at Libava, Czechia in support of Immediate Response 24, May 13, 2024.
Beckett has been in the Army for four years.
“I feel proud that the Army brought me out to serve in Defender Europe. Public affairs play an integral role in the telling of the U.S. and NATO story. It's a wonderful opportunity to be out here and participate in this exercise to capture and document the footage.”
DEFENDER is a Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, and is a U.S. European Command scheduled, U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted exercise that consists of Saber Strike, Immediate Response, and Swift Response. DEFENDER 24 is linked to NATO’s Steadfast Defender exercise, and DoD’s Large Scale Global Exercise, taking place from 28 March to 31 May. DEFENDER 24 is the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe and includes more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multinational service members from more than 20 Allied and partner nations, including Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Reed)
| Date Taken: | 05.13.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.16.2024 04:51 |
| Photo ID: | 8408130 |
| VIRIN: | 240513-A-OO122-3125 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 2.47 MB |
| Location: | CZ |
| Web Views: | 88 |
| Downloads: | 2 |
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