THE 15TH ENGINEER BATTALION, HEADQUARTERED IN GRAFENWOEHR, GERMANY IS CURRENTLY ‘DRIVING ON’ WITH THEIR SUPPORT OF DEFENDER EUROPE 2021 AT KRIVOLAK TRAINING AREA IN THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA. THE ENGINEERS HAVE BEEN WORKING SIDE BY SIDE WITH SOLDIERS FROM NORTH MACEDONIA FOR THE LAST MONTH AND HAVE COME TOGETHER TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS AND INFRASTRUCTURE.
US AMBASSADOR KATE BYRNES AND NORTH MACEDONIA MINISTER OF DEFENSE RADMILA SHEKERINSKA VISITED THE KRIVOLAK TRAINING SITE TO SEE THE WORK OF A SUCCESFUL NATO ALLIANCE UP CLOSE AND HEAR ABOUT THE EXPERIENCES OF THE SOLDIERS FIRST HAND.
THESE PROJECTS ARE A COMBINED EFFORT FEAUTURING THE STRENGTHS OF BOTH COUNTRIES’ ENGINEERS WORKING SIDE BY SIDE ON EVERY PROJECT. STAND OUT ENGINEERS WERE RECOGNIZED AND NOT ONLY WAS THEIR WORK LAYING THE FOUNDATION FOR A SUCCESSFUL DECISIVE STRIKE 21 LATER ON IN THE YEAR, BUT ALSO YEARS OF FUTURE PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN THE US AND IT’S NATO ALLIES.
DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale U.S. Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between the U.S., NATO allies and partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations will conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in more than a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region. Follow the latest news and information about DEFENDER-Europe 21, visit www.EuropeAfrica.army.mil/DefenderEurope.
Date Taken: | 04.26.2021 |
Date Posted: | 04.28.2021 03:23 |
Category: | B-Roll |
Video ID: | 792561 |
VIRIN: | 210426-F-MI374-001 |
PIN: | 1 |
Filename: | DOD_108308605 |
Length: | 00:03:21 |
Location: | MK |
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