Defender 2020: Deterring Adversaries Through Strategic Readiness and Interoperability

DEFENDER 2020 and linked exercises will be the largest deployment of US- based Army forces to Europe for an exercise in the last 25 years.

Lt. Gen. Christopher Cavoli, Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe (3 minutes of opening comments on the strategic setting)
Lt Gen J.T. Thomson, Allied Land Command
Maj. Gen. John Richardson IV, G-3/5/7, U.S. Army Forces Command (cover equities on readiness and deployment of forces)
Maj. Gen. Steven Shapiro, Commanding General, U.S. Army Sustainment
Brig. Gen. Sean Bernabe, G-3/7, U.S. Army Europe (provide short specifics on the exercise construct)

Don Tyson – AUSA, Intro Panel