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
DEFENDER 25 Infographic

Videos
Playlist:
Video by Paul Honnick
On Thule Time: Lifeline to the Arctic
Space Base Delta 1
April 3, 2023 | 2:26
On Thule Time - Part 2: Lifeline to the Arctic

The Department of Defense's northernmost military installation, Thule Air Base, Greenland, requires various logistical avenues to support. When it's not feasible to truck or ship supplies in, air transport plays a key role.

Check out how Air Traffic Controllers assigned to the 821st Support Squadron support the airfield mission at Thule.

This is part 2 of a five-part series. The story continues in Part 3: Window of Opportunity.
More

Tags

Thule Air BaseThulePituffikairfieldarcticGreenland
More

Up Next

The Big Picture: Operation Blue Jay
Play Button
28:22
The Big Picture: Operation Blue Jay
Minute Mission - 23 SOPS Det. 1
Play Button
1:05
Minute Mission - 23 SOPS Det. 1
23 SOPS at Pituffik time-lapse
Play Button
0:11
23 SOPS at Pituffik time-lapse
Pituffik Base Renaming Ceremony Col. Capps Speech
Play Button
4:00
Pituffik Base Renaming Ceremony Col. Capps Speech
Pituffik Base Renaming Ceremony Alan Leventhal Speech
Play Button
5:19
Pituffik Base Renaming Ceremony Alan Leventhal Speech
Pituffik Base Renaming Ceremony Vivian Motzfeldt Speech
Play Button
4:52
Pituffik Base Renaming Ceremony Vivian Motzfeldt Speech
Pituffik Base Renaming Ceremony CSO Speech
Play Button
5:09
Pituffik Base Renaming Ceremony CSO Speech
Pituffik Base Renaming Ceremony B-roll Package
Play Button
2:43
Pituffik Base Renaming Ceremony B-roll Package
On Thule Time: Taking the Plunge
Play Button
4:16
On Thule Time: Taking the Plunge
On Thule Time: Sustaining Life
Play Button
2:54
On Thule Time: Sustaining Life
Now Playing
On Thule Time: Lifeline to the Arctic
On Thule Time: Lifeline to the Arctic
On Thule Time: The Story of the 821st Space Base Group
Play Button
2:33
On Thule Time: The Story of the 821st Space Base Group
On Thule Time: Window of Opportunity
Play Button
2:21
On Thule Time: Window of Opportunity
Operation Noble Defender 23-2.1
Play Button
2:33
Operation Noble Defender 23-2.1
More Videos

What is happening where?

Redirecting...
  • Swift Response

    FinlandItalyLatviaLithuaniaNorwaySwedenSlovenia

  • Immediate Response

    AlbaniaBulgariaCroatiaGreeceKosovoMontenegroNorth MacedoniaSlovakia

  • Saber Guardian

    CzechiaGermanyHungaryRomaniaSlovakia

Press Information
Defender News

enlightenedTo find information about filing a claim related to exercise DEFENDER activities, visit Claims Information and select your country.