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 Maj. Travis Mueller
A Journey Through First Troop Armory's Rich Legacy
Joint Force Headquarters - Pennsylvania National Guard
Dec. 28, 2023 | 4:10
Explore the historic armory of First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, also known as the First Troop Armory or the 23rd Street Armory. First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry is a private military organization in the service of the United States and is also a unit of the Pennsylvania National Guard, made up of Soldiers with Alpha Troop, 1-104th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division. The unit was organized in 1774 and fought in the battles of Trenton and Princeton during the American Revolutionary War. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Maj. Travis Mueller)
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