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Mm hmm . Mm hmm . 

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We're living in this kind of stuff . 

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Yeah . Building on last year's 

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success , defender Europe 21 will build 

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readiness and interoperability between 

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allies and partners and prepare our 

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forces to rapidly respond to crisis and 

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conduct large scale combat operations . 

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If called upon , yeah , 

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it will exercise U . S . Army , Europe 

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and Africa's ability to serve as a 

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combined joint force , land component 

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command and as a security partner in 

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the strategically important Balkans and 

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Black Sea regions while sustaining our 

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activities in Northern Europe and 

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Africa . Defender Europe 21 will 

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feature the participation of 

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approximately 28,000 multinational 

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forces from 27 nations conducting 

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nearly simultaneous operations across 

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more than 30 training areas in 12 

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countries . Critical to this endeavor 

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will be the strict covid prevention and 

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mitigation strategy implemented by us 

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and participating nations . Exercises 

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like Defender Europe 21 demonstrates 

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that the U . S commitment to NATO is 

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ironclad and that NATO allies and 

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partners stand stronger 

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together