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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HMLA-269 conduct simulated casualty evacuation operations
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Feb. 11, 2025 | 5:16
U.S. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 269 and 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, and Sailors from 1st Medical Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, conduct simulated casualty evacuation operations at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 31, 2025. HMLA-269 and other squadrons assigned to 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing trained to integrate with and support Marine ground units during Service Level Training Event (SLTE) 1-25, a series of training events designed to prepare Marines for operations around the globe. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anakin Smith)
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