NATO, US plan 2021 military exercise in Serbia’s neighbouring countries

08:46 21/12/2020 - Πηγή: Armynow

The US armed forced and their NATO allies will hold a military exercises’ Defender-Europe 21′ next spring and summer in all regional countries except in Serbia, the Balkan Security Network

reported on Friday.

Besides the Balkans, the second such exercise will be held in Germany.

“Defender 21″ will be held at 64 locations at all bigger army premises in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia. The soldiers will also exercise in Montenegro, Greece near its border with Turkey, and at the Bondsteel base in Kosovo.

Besides 31 army premises, this year’s Defender will be held at 13 civilian sites, ten military airfields, six ports and four reserve locations.

Larger American military units that will take part include the 82nd Airborne Division, the 173rd Parachute Brigade from Vicenza in Italy and the 53rd Infantry Brigade of the Florida National Guard. They will have the support of transport aviation, the navy and some combat support units.

The first ‘Defender-Europe‘ was held this year as the largest US military exercise in Europe in the last 25 years.

NATO will hold its ‘Steadfast Defender 21‘ training in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria from May 20 to June 22.

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