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

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USAAAD trains with civilian search and rescue (Part 2)
16th Combat Aviation Brigade
June 12, 2023 | 3:28
MEDEVAC crews assigned to U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment-Yakima, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, trained with Central Washington Mountain Rescue and the Yakima County Sheriff's Office on Jun. 5, 2023 near Oak Creek Wildlife Area, Wash. The unit was training with local search and rescue volunteers in preparation for the summer rescue season. (U.S. Army video by Capt. Kyle Abraham, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, and Sgt. Dominique Crittenden, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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