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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Sustainment Soldiers wish Family and Friends Happy Holidays
3rd Division Sustainment Brigade
Nov. 27, 2023 | 1:17
U.S., Army Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade’s Task Force Provider, deployed to Europe, send holiday messages to family members and friends from Powidz and Karliki, Poland, Nov. 27, 2023.
The 3rd DSB is currently deployed as part of a rotation of forces providing command, control, and support to units supporting multinational training and operations across more than 13 European countries. These units are building interoperability and contingency response capabilities with allies and regional security partners and deterring aggression on NATO’s eastern flank. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brianna Bermudez, an Orlando, Florida, Soldier assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, gives a shout-out to her family for the holidays. U.S. Army Sgt. Richard Foster, a Georgia-native Soldier assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, gives a shout-out to his family and friends for the holidays. U.S. Army Spc. Christopher Joseph, a Soldier assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, gives a shout-out to his mother and spouse for the holidays. U.S. Army Spc. Tahj Hemphill, a Florida-native Soldier assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, gives a shout-out to his family back home for the holidays. U.S. Army Spc. Tambrica McDaniel, a Columbia, South Carolina, Soldier assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade, gives a shout-out to her family and friends back in Colombia, South Carolina for the holidays. U.S. Army Spc. Jose Orellana, a Soldier assigned to the 3rd Division Sustainment Brigade gives a shout-out to his family back home in Deltora, Florida, for Christmas.
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