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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2CR Soldiers convoy to Hungry for Saber Guardian 25
5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
June 8, 2025 | 1:58
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 4th Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment depart the 4th Squadron motorpool to conduct a tactical road march from Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Bavaria, Germany through Roncirov, Czech Republic with their final destination being Camp Croft Hungry, as part of Saber Guardian 25 on June 6, 2025. The movement demonstrates the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy units and maintain maneuverability and helps facilitate logistics across fields of battle. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Sar Paw)
Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.-based combat power in Europe and the Arctic region alongside Allies and partners, DEFENDER 25 brings U.S. troops together with forces from 29 Allied and partner nations to build readiness through large-scale combat training from May 11-June 24, 2025. DEFENDER 25 increases the lethality of the NATO alliance through large-scale tactical training maneuvers and long-range fires, builds unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment and leverages host nation capabilities to increase the U.S. Army’s operational reach. During three large-scale combat training exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—Ally and partner forces integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, demonstrating combined command and control structures and readiness to respond to crisis and conflict.
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(00;05;00)- Title Card
(00;05;01-00;20;14)- Soldiers prepare for tactical road march
(00;20;15-01;10;12)- Soldiers conduct tactical road march
(01;10;13-01;58;01)- Soldiers and tactical vehicles are escorted by the guard and ground guide to fuel point on base, where they refuel and perform maintenance on the vehicles.
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