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Video by Sgt. Logan Swift

B-roll: Black Hawk MEDEVAC training

221st Public Affairs Detachment

June 4, 2023 | 5:15

U.S. Army Soldiers from C/2-3 Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, conduct medical evacuation training, including loading a Soldier with simulated injuries by hoist, in HH60M Blackhawk helicopters as a part of the Saber Guardian 23 hospital exercise of DEFENDER 23 at Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base, Mihail Kogalniceanu, Romania, on June 4, 2023. DEFENDER 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led exercise focused on the strategic deployment of continental United States-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stocks, and interoperability with Allies and partners. Taking place from 22 April to 23 June, DEFENDER 23 demonstrates USAREU-AF’s ability to aggregate U.S.-based combat power quickly in Eastern Europe, increase lethality of the NATO Alliance through long-distance fires, build unit readiness in a complex joint, multi-national environment, and leverage host nation capabilities to increase USAREUR-AF’s operational reach. DEFENDER 23 includes more than 7,000 U.S. and 17,000 multi-national service members from more than 20 nations who will participate including, but not limited to: Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, United Kingdom and the United States. (U.S. Army Reserve video by Sgt. Logan Swift)