Meet U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Ramiro Lopez is a 12C bridge crewmember from Fort Worth, Texas, and is a member of the 43d Multi-Role Bridge Company, 20th Engineer Battalion, 36th Engineer Brigade stationed at Fort Cavasos, Texas. He has been in the Army for nearly seven years.
Lopez says, “I was doing a lot of hands-on work before the Army, and they told me they’d send me to school. I enjoy working with my hands outdoors and not in an office.”
Immediate Response 24 is Lopez’s first experience working with the U.K. and our NATO Allies.
“They see how we work and how we work, and it helps us work together.”
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 Reserve photo by Command Sgt. Maj. Adam Stone)
| Date Taken: | 05.16.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 05.18.2024 06:46 |
| Photo ID: | 8413814 |
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