North Macedonia holds Immediate Response event connecting military with civilians [Image 5 of 8]

KAVADARCI, NORTH MACEDONIA

06.01.2025

Photo by Maj. Joe Legros 

U.S. Army Europe and Africa     

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Roger A. Presley, Jr., the commanding general of the Alabama Army National Guard, meets with Macedonia Maj. Gen. Sashko Lafchiski, chief of the general staff, Armed Forces of North Macedonia, during a static display event in Kavadarci, North Macedonia, June 1, 2025. The static display was a community outreach event connecting local citizens with military forces from Albania, Austria, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia and the U.S, all joined together for training at exercise Immediate Response 2025. Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.-based combat power in Europe and the Arctic region alongside Allies and partners, DEFENDER 25 brings U.S. troops together with forces from 29 Allied and partner nations to build readiness through large-scale combat training from May 11-June 24, 2025. DEFENDER 25 increases the lethality of the NATO alliance through large-scale tactical training maneuvers and long-range fires, builds unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment and leverages host nation capabilities to increase the U.S. Army’s operational reach. During three large-scale combat training exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—Ally and partner forces integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, demonstrating combined command and control structures and readiness to respond to crisis and conflict. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Joe Legros)

• Date Taken: 06.01.2025
• Date Posted: 06.03.2025 05:37
• Photo ID: 9079765
• VIRIN: 250601-A-SD031-9306
• Resolution: 5000x3125
• Size: 2.79 MB
• Location: KAVADARCI, MK