LEST, Slovakia - Soldiers from Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, and Slovak soldiers from 12th Mechanized Battalion, Slovak Army, participate in a distinguished visitor’s day performance for Slovak Shield 22, part of the multinational exercise DEFENDER-Europe 22, at Lest Training Area, Slovakia, May 26, 2022. This training challenged interoperability of tactics, techniques and procedures with foreign partners and the ability to execute military operations with international participation using the English language throughout the process. Live training was also conducted to evaluate the combat readiness of the Slovak army, in accordance with the country’s national standards. The exercise was designed to train commanders and staff on executing multinational operations and tactics involving units from the Slovak Republic armed forces, NATO Multinational Battle Group Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary and the U.S., to include the Indiana National Guard in concert with its state partnership with the Republic of Slovakia. under the command and control of NATO Multinational Corps Central and the Slovak Republic as the host nation.Īs the largest national exercise in Slovakia, Slovak Shield improved relationships with neighboring countries and allies by participating in a command post exercise. The exercise integrated over 1,200 participants from Slovakia, Hungary, Czech Republic and the U.S. Army Europe and Africa-directed and V Corps-led DEFENDER-Europe 22 exercise - is a multinational, operational training exercise held from May 16 to 27 at Lest Training Area in Slovakia. LEST, Slovakia - Slovak Shield 22 - part of the U.S. DEFENDER-Europe 22 demonstrates V Corps’ ability to command and control large scale ground combat operations across multiple theaters in support of NATO and the National Defense Strategy under the direction of U.S. European Command's Large Global Scale Exercise construct taking place in Eastern Europe. Army Europe and Africa multinational training exercises within U.S. LEST, Slovakia - Slovak soldiers from 12th Mechanized Battalion, Slovak Army, participate in a distinguished visitor’s day performance for Slovak Shield, part of the multinational exercise DEFENDER-Europe 22, at Lest Training Area in Slovakia, May 26, 2022.