PARTICIPATINGNATIONS: Personnel and 

1,200 pieces of equipment beginmoving from theU.S. to ports in4 European countries,a 5th port will be usedfor redeployment inJune

12 Countries hostingmultinational live fire exercisesacross 31 training areas duringImmediate Response

3 Countries hosting 4airborne operations duringSwift Response

1 Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore operation during Immediate Response

1 Hospital exercise, includinga joint theater medicalevacuation Saber Guardian

9 Countries hosting air andmissile defense activitiesduring Immediate Responseand Saber Guardian

6 Countriesparticipating

in theCommand

PostExercise,

whichincludes

V Corps fromFort Knox,Kentucky 

MARCHMARCH

MAYMAY

JUNEJUNE12 European

country's airportsreceiving

equipment andpersonnel from

the U.S.

3 ArmyPrepositioned

Stock sites beingutilized with

1,000 pieces ofequipment

being drawn

APRILAPRIL

Albania

Bosnia andHerzegovinia Bulgaria

Canada Croatia

Estonia Georgia

Germany Greece

Hungary Italy

Lithuania Moldova

Montenegro Netherlands

NorthMacedonia

Poland

Romania

UnitedStates

UnitedKingdom

Slovenia

Spain Turkey

Ukraine

NATO's Steadfast DefenderU.S. Africa Command's African Lion

multinational participants28,00028,000

hosting exercise related activities

16 Nations16 Nations

4 Countrieshosting 5

logistics centers

Associated Exercises:

Linked Exercises:Swift Response Immediate ResponseSaber GuardianCommand Post Exercise

2,1002,100

800800

National GuardSoldiers from5 U.S. statesparticipating

Army Reserveparticipants

2626

Kosovo Latvia

All numbers areapproximate and

locations aresubject to change

DEFENDER-Europe 21 is an annual large-scale U.S. Army Europe and Africa-led, joint, multinationalexercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

For more information visit www.europeafrica.army.mil/DefenderEurope or follow #DefenderEurope