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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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Video by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith
Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 conducts field carrier-landing practice
2nd Marine Aircraft Wing
Aug. 11, 2023 | 1:27
U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II pilots with Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 223 conduct field carrier-landing practice with AV-8B Harrier II jets at Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field Bogue, North Carolina, Aug. 8, 2023. Marines with VMA-223 conducted field carrier-landing practice to maintain readiness and prepare for shipborne operations. VMA-223 is a subordinate unit of 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, the aviation combat element of II Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Anakin Smith)

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AV-8B Harrier II jets performing vertical landings and short takeoffs.
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