BREMERHAVEN, Germany (Oct. 13, 2015) -- Equipment, from the European Activity Set, or EAS, was loaded into a German cargo ship here, Oct. 6, and shipped to Spain to support Exercise Trident Juncture.
Soldiers, from U.S. Army Europe and the 3rd Infantry Division, based on Fort Stewart, Georgia, are taking part in the multinational exercise in Zaragoza, Spain. The full-scale portion of the exercise is scheduled to take place Oct. 21 - Nov 6.
Exercise Trident Juncture is the largest NATO exercise in more than 10 years, consisting of approximately 36,000 service members from more than 30 NATO-member nations and partners.
Additionally, the exercise is taking place across six nations and along the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
"The Army is working to increase interoperability with its NATO allies; as a greater part of the mission we're moving a lot of equipment around Europe right now," said 1st Lt. Ryan Gwinn, an infantry officer assigned to 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division.
The European Activity Set is an armored brigade's-worth of vehicles and equipment positioned in Europe to outfit Army regionally-allocated forces when they rotate into theater for training.
Using the EAS helps the U.S. Army more cost effectively equip the rotational regionally-allocated forces while saving money and time compared to units shipping their own equipment from stateside installations.
Exercises, like Trident Juncture, allow U.S. Army Europe to work closely with allied and partner nations and demonstrates the ability to quickly and effectively deploy and work within a NATO structure, contributing to the strengthening of the alliance.
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