DEFENDER is the Army’s largest annual opportunity to exercise moving personnel and equipment into theater across modes for initial and follow-on operations critical to Large Scale Combat Operations. Led by U.S. Army Europe and Africa, the exercise focuses on the strategic deployment of CONUS-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stock and follow-on exercises demonstrating lethality and interoperability with Allies and partners

DEFENDER 25 Outreach tour
DEFENDER 25 Infographic

Videos
Video by Senior Airman Stephanie Gelardo
BAUMCON 2023 (1080p with graphics)
AFN Kaiserslautern
June 22, 2023 | 1:00
1SGT Andre Corbin organized BAUMCON 2023 for the greater Kaiserslautern Military Community May 20th & 21st, 2023. The comic convention garnered over 1,000 participants who enjoyed hourly trivia games, facepainting, cosplay and drawing contests, and a Retail Row, where craftsmen and collectors from the military community sold their wares. (U.S. Air Force Video SrA Stephanie Gelardo)
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