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defender europe 21 which is U . S .

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Army , europe and Africa's major

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exercise this year to prepare for and

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to demonstrate readiness and

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capabilities , particularly the ability

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of the United States military to

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rapidly deploy combat forces and

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equipment from the United States to

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europe . And then alongside partners

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and allies quickly respond to a

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potential crisis . We're currently in

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Black North Macedonia , where we're

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executing three engineer projects and

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supported Defender 21 . The three

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projects are the stationary armored

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target pits . Additionally , we're

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working a vertical project which is

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construction effort where are vertical

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platoon is going to work and execute a

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target storage warehouse facility and

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lastly , a U . S . Air stripper , an

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unmanned aerial vehicle can land and

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take off . In addition to these

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projects , it's those day to day

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interactions between members of the

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15th engineer Battalion and North

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Macedonia engineers that are truly

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contributing to developing the

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capabilities of both militaries as they

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share those experiences together .