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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4-31 "Polar Bears" Execute Joint Forcible Entry
27th Public Affairs Detachment
May 11, 2025 | 1:19
Soldiers with 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (LI), execute a joint forcible entry for Mountain Peak 25 at Division Hill, on Fort Drum, New York, May 10, 2025. JFE scenarios provide Soldiers with 2nd BCT a realistic home station aviation training opportunity in Large Scale Combat Operations in preparation for their upcoming JRTC 25-10 rotation. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Matthew S. Connor)
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