U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division based out of Fort Johnson, Louisiana conduct an air assault training aboard a UH-60 Blackhawk flown by soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Division, near Sodankyla, Finland, May 26, 2024. These soldiers are in Finland participating in Defender Europe 2024. This exercise is part of the largest NATO exercise held since the end of the Cold War and will integrate multiple NATO ally assets in the region in an effort to respond to any hostility in this region.
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...
