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

DEFENDER 25 Infographic

Videos
Video by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes
EMF trauma surgeon Dan Meyer
AFN Okinawa
Nov. 12, 2024 | 1:00
U.S. Navy Cmdr. Dan Meyer, a cardiothoracic surgeon assigned to Expeditionary Medical Facility 150 Alpha, participates in a notional surgery as part of a bilateral exercise with the Japan Self-Defense Forces on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 29, 2024. These worldwide deployable teams were designed to be mobile medical facilities that can conduct medical operations utilizing mobile operating rooms, lab capabilities, radiology and more. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Cpl. Ernesto Lagunes)
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Press Information

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