A U.S. Army Soldier, with the 173rd Airborne Brigade, pulls security after advancing toward his squad's objective after conducting an Air Assault movement to seize and hold key terrain in support of a joint force exercise during Swift Response 2025 at Pabradė training area, Lithuania, May 20, 2025.
Large-scale exercises and deployment rehearsals in Europe converge U.S. and NATO systems, capabilities, and tactics supporting U.S. strategic initiatives and NATO regional plans to dominate multi-domain environments in a crisis.
DEFENDER 25 is the largest annual U.S. Army exercise in Europe, incorporating approximately 25,000 soldiers from 29 Allied and partner nations to rehearse the ability to rapidly deploy forces, integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, and demonstrate combined command and control structures. Simultaneous operations will take place during three exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—across 15 countries from May 11 to June 24, 2025, building readiness and interoperability between the U.S., NATO Allies, and partner nations.
(U.S. Army Reserve photo by Sgt. Caitlinn Belcher)
| Date Taken: | 05.20.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 05.22.2025 05:48 |
| Photo ID: | 9052217 |
| VIRIN: | 250520-A-BA877-1058 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 12.6 MB |
| Location: | PABRADė, LT |
| Web Views: | 10 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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