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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 Sgt. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean

26th MEU(SOC) Marine Corps' Birthday Highlights

26th Marine Expeditionary Unit

April 24, 2024 | 1:10

The 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) (MEU(SOC) celebrated the Marine Corps' 248th birthday across the Bataan Amphibious Group with a cake cutting ceremony symbolizing the passing of tradition from generation to generation of Marines across our ranks. For more than 50 years, the 26th MEU(SOC) has provided combatant commanders throughout the Mediterranean, Africa, Middle East and Southeast Asia region a forward presence, highly adaptive, crisis response Marine Air-Ground Task Force capable of operations across the spectrum of conflict. Since its birth, the 26th MEU(SOC) has conducted various deployments and participated in numerous contingency operations and training exercises alongside Allies and partners. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Matthew Romonoyske-Bean)

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Marines continue to perform flight operations during Freedom Flag 24-1 (B-Roll)

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Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz Enviromental team conducts a Mariana Fruit Bat Survey

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Biologists preserve bat population on JBSA-Camp Bullis

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Mariana Fruit Bats on Andersen AFB

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