Although Defender 2020 was just cancelled, the exercise still represented the largest movement of US forces to Europe since the end of the Cold War. Dr. Sal Mercogliano (@mercoglianos) and Johannes Peters (@uboothannes) join Jared to discuss the history and conduct of convoy operations, intra-European transit, and European reactions and contributions to the exercise.
Links:
2. Samuel Eliot Morison, The Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1943
5. Navy Drills Atlantic Convoy Ops for First Sime Since Cold War in Defender Europe 2020
6. Convoy Across the Atlantic Will Test Delivery of Equipment to Europe