DEFENDER 25 Outreach tour

 

 

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 Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault
VMGR-152 Marines conduct KC-130J low-altitude training during Exercise Evergreen 2024
1st Marine Aircraft Wing
Aug. 20, 2024 | 4:28
U.S. Marines with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152), Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW), conduct low-altitude training in a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Exercise Evergreen 2024 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Aug. 11, 2024. Exercise Evergreen 2024 allows VMGR-152 to conduct various training, including joint training with the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, to maintain the squadron’s high level of proficiency in supporting 1st MAW operations in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault)
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