Exercise Steadfast Defender 24, NATO’s largest exercise in decades, began on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 as the dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) departed Norfolk, Virginia, United States and following a series of operations will commence her transit across the Atlantic.

NATO marks the start of exercise Steadfast Defender 24

Exercise Steadfast Defender 24, NATO’s largest exercise in decades, began on Wednesday, January 24.