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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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DEFENDER 2025 - Port of Kavala, Greece

Training Support Activity Europe

May 9, 2025 | 1:48

U.S. Consul General of Thessaloniki, Mr. Jerrier (Jerry) Ismail addresses several highlights pertaining to the first-ever port operation at the port of Kavala, Greece in support of DEFENDER 25, April 28, 2025.
The Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, also known as DEFENDER, is the largest annual U.S. Army exercise in Europe. DEFENDER 25 is the deployment of U.S. forces into a series of exercises designed to demonstrate the ability of the U.S. Army to respond and sustain operations of continental-based divisions, enablers, and joint forces and rehearse the integration of U.S. troops with NATO allies and partners for large scale combat operations from the High North to Mediterranean and Black Sea regions.
(U.S. Army video by Antonio Bedin)

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