DEFENDER-Europe 20 Phase II CALFEX Press Briefing B-Roll

Описание: Published by Diego Crotti
U.S. ARMY SOURCE

DRAWSKO POMORSKIE, POLAND
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Brett Sylvia, 1CD FWD commanding general, Mariusz Blaszczak Polish Minister of Defence and Maj. Gen. Dariusz Parylak Commander of the Polish 11th Cavalry Division brief the press during a Combined Live Fire Exercise (CALFEX) on the Bucierz range, Drawsko Pomorskie, Poland, Aug. 11, 2020. DEFENDER-Europe 20 was designed as a deployment exercise to build strategic readiness in support of the U.S. National Defense Strategy and NATO deterrence objectives. In response to COVID-19, DEFENDER-Europe 20 was modified in size and scope. Phase I of the modified DEFENDER-Europe 20 was linked exercise Allied Spirit, which took place at Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, June 5-19, with approximately 6,000 U.S. and Polish Soldiers. In Phase II of the modified DEFENDER-Europe 20, a U.S.-based combined arms battalion will conduct an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise to Europe July 14 – Aug. 22.