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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U.S. Soldiers Prepare for Saber Guardian 25 in Romania
5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
June 5, 2025 | 7:09
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 7th Engineer Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command unload and convoy military vehicles from the Port of Constanta to Frecatei, Romania for Saber Guardian 25 on June 3, and 4, 2025. Exercises like this allow the U.S. Army to operate at new ports while also rehearsing the deployment and integration of U.S. military combat equipment throughout Europe, ensuring that the U.S. Army is ready at all times to support and defend NATO allies and partner forces across all domains. (U.S. Army Video by Sgt. Kourtney Nunnery)

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00;00;10;00-00;02;42;04- U.S. SOLDIERS UNLOAD, PMCS VEHICLES, RELOAD AND CONVOY MILITARY VEHICLES TO FRECATEI, ROMANIA.

00;02;42;05-00;03;11;07- VEHICLES CROSS PONTOON BRIDGE TO GET TO FRECATEI, ROMANIA

00;03;16;01-00;04;30;25- INTERVIEW WITH SGT JALEN BROWN ABOUT HIS ROLE IN TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS AND SABER GUARDIAN

00;04;33;14- 00;07;09;15- INTERVIEW WITH 2ND LT NICOLAS YEPES ABOUT SABER GUARDIAN AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MILITARY VEHICLES DURING A WET GAP CROSSING EXERCISE.
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