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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2-2 & 3-2 General Support Avation Battalions, HH-60 and UH-60 Land and Air Operations
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Feb. 24, 2025 | 1:36
U.S. Army HH-60 and UH-60 helicopters from the 2-2 and 3-2 General Support Aviation Battalions (GSAB), 2nd Infantry Division, Eighth Army, conduct land and air operations at Jinhae Naval Airfield, Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si, Republic of Korea, on Jan. 21, 2025. The training helped prepare and qualify helicopter pilots for deck landing operations on naval vessels, ensuring the unit remains mission-ready. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Neil McLean)
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