USS Gunston Hall Departs Norfolk for NATO Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024
January 26, 2024
January 26, 2024
NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 26 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news:
The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 24, for Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO's largest exercise in decades.
Exercise Steadfast Defender will involve approximately 90,000 forces from 31 Allies and Sweden.
Steadfast Defender 2024 will validate NATO's ability to deploy forces rapidly from North Am . . .
The Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departed Naval Station Norfolk, Jan. 24, for Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO's largest exercise in decades.
Exercise Steadfast Defender will involve approximately 90,000 forces from 31 Allies and Sweden.
Steadfast Defender 2024 will validate NATO's ability to deploy forces rapidly from North Am . . .