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

DEFENDER 25 Outreach tour
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Video by Sgt. Benjamin Whitten
Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard - Sgt. Oschner Interview
Defense Media Activity - Marines
May 20, 2024 | 2:09
U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Natasha Oschner, a stable keeper with the Marine Corps Mounted Color Guard, prepares to present an award to the winner of the Sgt. Reckless race at Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, May 17, 2024. MCG conducted a cross-country journey from Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow, California, to the National Capitol Region for the first time in over a decade to participate in Preakness, the National Memorial Day Parade and a series of additional events designed to uphold the Marine Corps’ prominence, promote the Marine Corps’ only Mounted Color Guard asset and support recruiting nationwide. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Benjamin Whitten)
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