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: Talisman Sabre 25: U.S. Marines with 2nd Bn., 1st Marines relieves 5th/7th Bn., RAR from defensive position
Marine Rotational Force - Darwin
July 24, 2025 | 1:00
U.S. Marines with Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 25.3 relieve Australian Army soldiers with 5th/7th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment from a defensive position during Talisman Sabre 25 in Queensland, Australia, July 20, 2025. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and partners, while enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns. MRF-D 25.3 is an annual six-month rotational deployment to enhance interoperability with the Australian Defence Force and provide a forward postured crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ezekieljay Correa)
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