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As Defender 2020 drill winds down, US Army plans for 2021 edition

from Defense One

As Defender 2020 drill winds down, US Army plans for 2021 edition Defense One As the last portions of the altered Defender 2020 exercise kick into gear, the U.S. Army is beginning to plan its 2021 edition, a top general said. Speaking at a Defense News virtual panel on trans-Atlantic alliances Brig. Gen. Sean Bernabe, deputy commander of U.S. Army Europe, expressed confidence that Defender 2021 will be able to happen despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. "We've been continuing to look forward now that we've gained some confidence that we can train large-scale, collective [military exercises] in this environment," Bernabe said. "We've been looking further and further forward. As we speak, we're planning exercise Defender Europe 2021, to take place in the late spring, early summer of 2021, focused in the Black Sea and Balkans." READ MORE

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