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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Video by Spc. Skylin Simpson
Marines at the CACTF
109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
May 2, 2025 | 0:07
U.S. Marines with Bravo Company, 4th Law Enforcement Battalion, perform breaching and clearing techniques during an exercise at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, May 2, 2025. Marines execute this training to improve mission readiness and prepare for future operations. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Spc. Skylin Simpson)
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