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

DEFENDER 25 Outreach tour
DEFENDER 25 Infographic

Videos
Video by Lance Cpl. Mary Linniman
105th Anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood B-Roll
U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Europe and Africa
May 30, 2023 | 3:51
U.S. Marines, French and German service members gather together for the 105th Anniversary of the Battle of Belleau Wood ceremony, honoring those service members who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) staff throughout the world honor these fallen service members each and every day by maintaining memorial sites, offering commemoration services, and educating future generations of our nations fallen. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Mary Linniman)
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