Track and wheeled vehicles and other equipment from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division arrived in Bremerhaven as the first 1,200 pieces of U.S. Army equipment to arrive from the continental United States designated for use in DEFENDER-Europe 20. Members of the media were able to observe the offloading and movement of equipment, and participate in a question-and-answer period with U.S., U.K., and German military leaders. Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe, Lt. Gen. Martin Schelleis, Chief of the German Joint Support and Enabling Service, Maj. Gen. Christopher O. Mohan, Commanding General, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Darion Akins, Department of State Consul General (Hamburg), and Brigadier Joseph Chestnutt, Commander of the 104th Logistic Support Brigade (British Army) were on hand to answer questions on a wide range of subjects related to an exercise that demonstrates the U.S. military's ability to rapidly deploy a large combat-credible force from the U.S. to Europe to support NATO and respond to a crisis.