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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Senior Sgt. Purevdorj Ganbaatar, Mongolian Armed Forces, SBWC 2025, A Roll
134th Public Affairs Detachment
May 27, 2025 | 1:35
Soundbite: Mongolian Armed Forces Senior Sgt. Purevdorj Ganbaatar, assigned to the 150th Peacekeeping Battalion, Hosted by the AKARNG’s 207th Multi-Functional Training Regiment, the SBWC, is an annual, multi-day Soldiering contest that showcases the competitors’ readiness and lethality through a series of challenging mental and physical tests. The events included a variety of physical fitness tasks, ruck march, land navigation course, live-fire stress shoot, an obstacle course, drill and ceremony, and a uniform inspection. This year two members of the Mongolian Armed Forces participated in the competition. Alaska and Mongolia have been counterparts since 2003 through the State Partnership Program. Transcript 0:01-0:25 What’s it been like working with American Soldiers this week? 0:27-43 What has your experience been so far in the best warrior competition? 0:45-1:04 Can you share two or three things you’ve learned in this competition? 1:08-1:24 What has been the most challenging part of this competition? 1:26-1:34 Is there anything you’d like to say to your friends and family back home?
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