Army leaders in Europe revealed details Tuesday, Oct. 15, of a massive exercise that will send 20,000 U.S. soldiers to the continent next spring to conduct force projection and readiness training across ten countries. Defender-Europe 20 is slated to be the largest deployment of U.S.-based Soldiers for an exercise to Europe in 25 years. Sean Kimmons, U.S. Army News Service, reports.
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| Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, second from right, commander of U.S. Army Europe, speaks during a panel discussion at the Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., Oct. 15, 2019. (Picture source: U.S. Army / Sean Kimmons) |
