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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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane, Fiji shipriders conduct fishery boardings
U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
March 2, 2024 | 1:49
Fijian shipriders from the Republic Fiji Navy, Ministry of Fisheries, Fiji Immigration, and Fiji Revenue and Customs Services and a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane (WMEC 903) boarding team partner together to conduct a fishery boarding in the Fiji Exclusive Economic Zone in the South Pacific Ocean, Feb. 16, 2024. The U.S. Coast Guard will work closely with Fiji officers to strengthen maritime governance and security while promoting individual sovereignty. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Senior Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest)
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