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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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B-Roll: US medical team conducts medical evacuation training at African Lion 2025
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
April 28, 2025 | 1:03
A U.S. medical team from the 933rd Forward Resuscitative Surgical Detachment, 3rd Theater Medical Command, Paducah Kentucky, conducts medical evacuation evaluations at Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia, on April 24, 2025, during African Lion 2025 (AL25). Exercises like this enhance the readiness of responders to address warfighter medical issues, saving lives and keeping them in the fight. AL25 is set to be the largest annual military exercise in Africa, bringing together over 40 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) on behalf of the U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise will enhance our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight and win. (B-Roll by Sgt. 1st Class Abel M. Aungst)

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(00:00:00.00) General Surgeon enters:
(00:00:05.12) Patient brought in on gurney
(00:00:06.09) Patient brought in on gurney
(00:00:08.08) Gurney Patient set down
(00:00:19.00) Medical team assists General Surgeon with patient assessment
(00:00:27.06) Medical team prepares patient for IV and continues assessment
(00:00:36.06) Medical team prepares patient for IV and removes patient's glove
(00:00:45.14) General surgeon preparing for surgery
(00:00:51.01) (Angle Change) General surgeon preparing for surgery
(00:00:58.16) Closer shot of Medical Surgical tools
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