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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8th MCD's 2025 Pipehitter Alcatraz Tour
8th Marine Corps District
Feb. 14, 2025 | 0:44
U.S. Marines with 8th Marine Corps District (8MCD), Marine Corps Recruiting Command, tour Alcatraz Island during the Pipehitter Training Conference in San Francisco, Cali., Jan. 28, 2025. Top performing recruiters across 8MCD gathered for a week to share tactics, techniques, and procedures in what contributes to their success. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kree Laing)
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