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Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the Republic of Croatia Ivan Anušić listens to a briefing regarding Croatian Foreign Military Sales cases in Meridianville, Ala., Sept. 15, 2026. Tara Kessel, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command country case manager for Croatia, provided an overview of the country's FMS portfolio involving Army materiel followed by updates on Bradley Fighting Vehicle, M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter cases provided by members of the Army security assistance enterprise. (U.S. Army photo by Kristen Pittman)
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Tara Kessel, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command country case manager for Croatia, provides a Foreign Military Sales case overview for Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the Republic of Croatia Ivan Anušić and his delegation in Meridianville, Ala., Sept. 15, 2026. Following Kessel's brief, various members of the Army security assistance enterprise provided updates on Bradley Fighting Vehicle, M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter cases. (U.S. Army photo by Kristen Pittman)
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Commander of the Croatian Air Force Brig. Gen. Krešimir Ražov speaks with members of the Army security assistance enterprise regarding Croatia's UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Foreign Military Sales case in Meridianville, Ala., Sept. 15, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Kristen Pittman)
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Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the Republic of Croatia Ivan Anušić speaks to U.S. Army Col. Ryan Nesrsta, Capability Program Executive Aviation utility program manager, during a Foreign Military Sales case update regarding UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Meridianville, Ala., Sept. 15, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Kristen Pittman)
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Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the Republic of Croatia Ivan Anušić speaks to members of the Army security assistance enterprise during a visit to Yulista in Meridianville, Ala., Sept. 15, 2026. The visit included a Foreign Military Sales case overview, case-specific updates for Bradley Fighting Vehicles, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, and a site tour. (U.S. Army photo by Kristen Pittman)
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Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the Republic of Croatia Ivan Anušić tours one of Croatia's UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters currently in production during a visit to Yulista in Meridianville, Ala., Sept. 15, 2025. The visit included a Foreign Military Sales case overview, case-specific updates for Bradley Fighting Vehicles, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, and a site tour. (U.S. Army photo by Kristen Pittman)
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Commander of the Croatian Air Force Brig. Gen. Krešimir Ražov, left, and U.S. Army Col. Ryan Nesrsta, Capability Program Executive Aviation utility program manager, discuss features and capabilities of a Croatian UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at a Yulista facility in Meridianville, Ala., Sept. 15, 2026. The visit included a Foreign Military Sales case overview, case-specific updates for Bradley Fighting Vehicles, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, and a site tour. (U.S. Army photo by Kristen Pittman)
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Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister of the Republic of Croatia Ivan Anušić and Aaron Ford, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command acting deputy to the commanding general, engage in conversation during a visit to Yulista in Meridianville, Ala., Sept. 15, 2026. The visit included a Foreign Military Sales case overview, case-specific updates for Bradley Fighting Vehicles, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, and a site tour. (U.S. Army photo by Kristen Pittman)
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Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of the Republic of Croatia Ivan Anušić visited a Yulista facility in Meridianville, Alabama, Sept. 15 for a Foreign Military Sales case overview.
Tara Kessel, U.S. Army Security Assistance Command country case manager for Croatia, provided a broad look at Croatia's current Army FMS portfolio. Following Kessel's brief, representatives from Capability Program Executive Ground, Program Manager for Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles, and CPE Aviation provided updates for Croatia's Bradley Fighting Vehicle, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter FMS cases.
Following briefings, the Croatian delegation toured the hangar where their Black Hawks are currently in production.
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