DEFENDER-Europe 21 is an annual large-scale U.S.

Army Europe and Africa-led, joint, multinational

exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries.

APRIL MAY
12 European 12 Countries hosting
country's airports multinational live fire exercises
receiving across 31 training areas during

JUNE
equipment and Immediate Response

MARCH
personnel from
the U.S. 9 Countries hosting air and

26
missile defense activities
3 Army during Immediate Response
Prepositioned and Saber Guardian
Stock sites being
PARTICIPATING utilized with 3 Countries hosting 4
NATIONS: Personnel and  1,000 pieces of airborne operations during 6 Countries
1,200 pieces of  equipment Swift Response participating
equipment begin being drawn in the
moving from the 1 Joint Logistics Over-the- Command
Albania
U.S. to ports in Shore operation during  Post
4 Countries Exercise,
4 European countries, hosting 5 Immediate Response
a 5th port will be used which
Bosnia and logistics centers includes
Herzegovinia Bulgaria
for redeployment in 1 Hospital exercise, including V Corps from
June a joint theater medical Fort Knox,
evacuation Saber Guardian Kentucky 
Canada Croatia

Estonia Georgia

28,000
multinational participants
Germany Greece

Hungary Italy

16 Nations
Kosovo Latvia
hosting exercise
related activities
Lithuania Moldova

Montenegro Netherlands

North Poland

Linked Exercises:
Macedonia

Romania Slovenia
Swift Response 
Immediate Response
Saber Guardian
Command Post Exercise
Spain Turkey

Ukraine United
Kingdom
Associated Exercises:
NATO's Steadfast Defender
United
U.S. Africa Command's African Lion
States

2,100
National Guard
Soldiers from
5 U.S. states All numbers are
approximate and
participating locations are
subject to change

800
Army Reserve
participants

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