Synopsis

Vehicles belonging to the US Army’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division arrived in Germany to take part in Exercise DEFENDER-Europe 20, having set sail from Savannah, Georgia in the United States. Exercise DEFENDER-Europe 20 is the largest deployment of US-based troops to Europe in 25 years. It shows that the US commitment to NATO and the defence of Europe remains ironclad. With participation of 16 NATO Allies, this US-led multinational exercise will make an important contribution to the readiness of NATO forces to operate together and to respond to any threat from any direction. Footage includes shots of various military vehicles disembarking from US Vehicle Carrier Endurance, as well as a timelapse shot of the Endurance’s ramp being lowered at Bremerhaven’s port dock.

Teaser

After a two-week journey across the Atlantic, US Army infantry vehicles arrive in Germany to take part in Exercise DEFENDER-Europe 20.

Transcript

1. (00:00) WIDE SHOT – US VEHICLE CARRIER SHIP (VCS) ENDURANCE PULLED BY TUGBOAT WHILE ARRIVING AT KAISERHAFEN PORT IN BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY 2. (00:03) MID SHOT – GERMAN WATER PROTECTION POLICE 3. (00:06) VARIOUS SHOTS – US VEHICLE CARRIER SHIP (VCS) ENDURANCE PULLED BY TUGBOAT WHILE ARRIVING AT KAISERHAFEN PORT IN BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY 4. (00:13) US ARMY LINE HANDLERS AND CIVILIAN DOCK WORKERS WAIT TO RECEIVE MOORING LINES 5. (00:16) VARIOUS SHOTS – VCS ENDURANCE RAMP BEING LOWERED 6. (00:21) TIMELAPSE – RAMP BEING LOWERED 7. (00:25) US ARMY PERSONNEL WAIT TO BOARD THE SHIP 8. (00:28) VARIOUS SHOTS – US ARMY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL BOARD THE SHIP 9. (00:34) US ARMY PERSONNEL GUIDES M1 ABRAMS TANK DOWN RAMP 10. (00:37) GERMAN CIVILIAN DOCK WORKER GUIDES M1 ABRAMS TANK DOWN RAMP 11. (00:41) VARIOUS SHOTS – M1 ABRAMS TANK DISEMBARKS 12. (00:55) MID SHOT – CIVILIAN GERMAN PORT PERSONNEL CHECK PAPERWORK 13. (00:58) VARIOUS SHOTS – M1 ABRAMS TANK DISEMBARKS WHILE GERMAN CIVILIAN PORT PERSONNEL CHECK PAPERWORK 14. (01:05) GERMAN MILITARY PERSONNEL GREET CIVILIAN FROM THE US 598TH TRANSPORTATION BRIGADE 15. (01:07) VARIOUS SHOTS – MEDICAL M113 ARMORED PERSONNEL CARRIERS (APC) DISEMBARK AND ARE CHECKED BY CIVILIAN PORT WORKERS 16. (01:21) US ARMY PERSONNEL WATCH GERMAN CIVILIAN PORT PERSONNEL CARRY OUT CHECKS ON US VEHICLES 17. (01:25) GERMAN CIVILIAN PORT PERSONNEL GUIDES A TOWED M113 APC DOWN THE RAMP 18. (01:27) GERMAN CIVILIAN PORT PERSONNEL TALKS TO US ARMY PERSONNEL 19. (01:31) US ARMY PERSONNEL WATCH UNLOADING OPERATIONS 20. (01:33) CLOSE SHOT – US ARMY HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE (HUMVEE) 21. (01:36) MID SHOT – US ARMY TRUCK 22. (01:40) US ARMY M2 BRADLEY INFANTRY FIGHTING VEHICLE DISEMBARKS 23. (01:43) GERMAN MILITARY PERSONNEL TALK TO US CIVILIAN PERSONNEL FROM THE 598TH TRANSPORTATION BRIGADE 24. (01:47) US TACTICAL VEHICLES DISEMBARK VCS, INCLUDING HIGH MOBILITY MULTIPURPOSE WHEELED VEHICLE (HUMVEE) 25. (01:50) US ARMY PERSONNEL WATCH UNLOADING OPERATIONS 26. (01:52) US ARMY HUMVEES DRIVE OFF #ENDS#