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BROLL: USS Gunston Hall conducts flight quarters in support of Steadfast Defender 24

  • Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet
  • March 6, 2024 | 0:53

Sailors aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) conduct flight operations with an Italian Navy helicopter, attached to Italian Landing Assault Helicopter Ship Giuseppe Garibaldi, in the Norwegian Sea in support of Steadfast Defender 24, March 6, 2024. Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO’s largest exercise in decades, will demonstrate NATO’s ability to deploy forces rapidly from across the Alliance to reinforce the defense of Europe. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Danielle Serocki)