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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AKARNG UH-72A Lakota helicopter training flight B-Roll
Alaska National Guard
Oct. 2, 2024 | 4:04
Alaska Army National Guardsmen assigned to the 207th Aviation Troop Command conduct a routine training flight in a UH-72A Lakota helicopter near the Bryan Army Airfield on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Oct. 1, 2024. The crew executed the flight in preparation for an upcoming deployment in support of U.S. Customs and Border Protection as part of the federal Southwest Border Mission. Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command and Joint Task Force North, the Alaska detachment will deploy two UH-72A Lakota helicopters along with aircrew, a maintenance team, and additional support personnel along the Southwest border. Guardsmen will support the SWB mission in a federally funded, Title 10 status. (Alaska National Guard video by Seth LaCount)
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UH-72 Lakota Helicopter Run Up
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South for the winter: 207th AVN Soldiers deploy for Southwest Border Mission
AKNG Soldiers and Airmen load UH-72A Helicopters onto C-17 for Southwest Border Mission B-Roll
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AKNG Soldiers and Airmen load UH-72A Helicopters onto C-17 for Southwest Border Mission B-Roll
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AKARNG UH-72A Lakota helicopter maintenance B-Roll
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AKARNG UH-72A Lakota helicopter training flight B-Roll
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B-Roll: Lakota flight over Birmingham
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