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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MH-60S Fly By
USS WASP (LHD 1)
Dec. 4, 2024 | 0:07
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 4, 2024) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the "Dragon Whales" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 28, performs a fly-by of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), Dec. 4, 2024. Wasp is conducting operations in the Atlantic Ocean as the flagship of the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (WSP ARG)- 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sydney Milligan)
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U.S. Coast Guard responds to flooding 30-foot sailing vessel with two aboard in Grand Traverse Bay, Michigan
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31st MEU Marines conduct Fast Rope Masters Sustainment Training B-Roll
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QUART B-Roll: HMLA-369 Touches Down on USS Harpers Ferry
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B-Roll: 509th SFS And 1-135 AHB Conduct Joint Training
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31st MEU, 3rd MLG conduct Casualty Evacuation exercise b-roll
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31st MEU, 3rd MLG conduct Casualty Evacuation exercise b-roll
B-Roll: North American Aerospace Defense Command - U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City Rotary Wing Intercept Mission
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B-Roll: North American Aerospace Defense Command - U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City Rotary Wing Intercept Mission
B Roll: Cold Load Training and Perimeter Patrol
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Large Scale, Long Range Air Assault to JRTC Night
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Utah National Guard Conducts Joint Exercise HYDRA
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D.C. Army National Guard pilots conduct Helicopter Underwater Egress Training
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D.C. Army National Guard pilots conduct Helicopter Underwater Egress Training
A-Roll; U.S. Army AH-64 Apaches roar through Latvia demonstrating lethality
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U.S. Military rescuers hone their skills during Combat Search and Rescue Training Exercise in South Korea
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U.S. Military rescuers hone their skills during Combat Search and Rescue Training Exercise in South Korea
U.S. Military refuels in air as a part of a Combat Search and Rescue Training Exercise in South Korea
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Combat Search and Rescue Training Exercise
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U.S. Military locate simulated survivors during Combat Search and Rescue Training Exercise in South Korea
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