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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Ohio’s 1-145th Armored Regiment receives Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (no graphics)
Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Jan. 5, 2024 | 1:40
Wheeled vehicle mechanics and maintainers of the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 145th Armored Regiment gathered to receive training on the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center in Newton Falls, Ohio, Oct. 31, 2023. The JLTV provides Soldiers significantly more protection against multiple threats while increasing mobility and payload compared to the current Humvees fleet. The fielding of this current generation of tactical vehicles is part of a Department of the Army directive to modernize National Guard equipment so that units achieve readiness and capabilities commensurate with their active-duty counterparts. The 1-145th AR is aligned with the Minnesota Army National Guard’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division. (U.S. Army National Guard video by George B. Davis, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs)
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