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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SECARMY dines with Soldiers
5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
April 11, 2025 | 1:45
Secretary of the Army Daniel Driscoll dines with service members at Drawsko
Pomorskie Combat Training Center (DCTC), Poland, on April 10, 2025. The Secretary Driscoll's visit included a tour of the training facilities and an opportunity to engage with Soldiers stationed there. These Soldiers are currently deployed on a rotational basis, supporting V Corps and training alongside our NATO Allies.
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101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and NATO Allies Conduct a Mass Casualty Exercise in Romania
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