 As units from across the United States Army prepare for Defender Europe 20, the largest multinational joint training exercise in the European theater in the last 25 years, doctors, nurses, and medics from Longstool Regional Medical Center and the 30th Medical Brigade are gearing up for Operation Courageous Defense, which will take place at the Longstool Training Grounds and Range Facilities March 3rd through the 6th. Operation Courageous Defense is an opportunity for Longstool Regional Medical Center to synchronize our support and efforts to support the joint warfighter and our combatant commanders. Defender Europe 20 will train a joint interagency and multinational force in a challenging and realistic training environment where it will leverage multi-domain operations against a near-peer competitor in a high-intensity conflict. The medical component of this exercise will primarily be carried out by the 30th Medical Brigade who has looked to Operation Courageous Defense as an opportunity to evaluate medical readiness of the force before the theater-wide exercise this spring. Soldiers from Longstool Regional Medical Center will be conducting their Army Warrior Task Training for fiscal year 2020. These consist of the Army skills and tasks that are critical on the battlefield. They're critical to prepare units for deployment. They save lives on the battlefield and they prepare our soldiers for future operational deployments. It's an opportunity to conduct an evaluation on 30th Medical Brigade's medical ground evacuation processes and procedures in preparation for Defender Europe 20. For more information on Operation Courageous Defense, log on to the Longstool Regional Medical Center Facebook page or search for Operation Courageous Defense on the Army.Mail website. Reporting from Longstool Regional Medical Center Public Affairs Office, I'm Clay Beach.