US Military News
US #Army Bradley Fighting Vehicles arrived in Croatia for DEFENDER-Europe 21. More than 10 Bradleys and 100 Troopers belonging to 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade #Combat Team, arrived at Croatian Vojaska Baza Military Base on May 18, 2021.
The 2-5 Cav. Reg. is deployed as a rotational force throughout Romania, Hungry, Lithuania, and Estonia. The Bradley Crews and support staff have been stationed in Romania and traveled to Croatia to participate in combined training exercises with Croatian and Slovenian forces as part of the large-scale exercise.
DEFENDER-Europe 21, is a large-scale U.S. Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between 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.