May 2, 2023 U.S. Air Force Reserve A-10s coming to Europe, support Army-led DEFENDER 23 exercise Activities begin this month across ten European countries and continue through June as part of a U.S. Army-led exercise, DEFENDER 2023, which U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa is supporting in several ways.Ten Air Force Reserve Command A-10C Thunderbolt II attack aircraft assigned to the