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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Video by Libby Weiler
Africa Lion - chemical attack exercise
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
May 27, 2025 | 3:13
Ghanaian and Moroccan Special Forces soldiers search and clear a ship during a special operations maritime exercise as part of African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Agadir, Morocco, May 20, 2025.

AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 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.

Shot List:
(00:00:00) Med shot: Moroccan Flag blows in the wind
(00:00:05) long shot: Boats approach Ship
(00:00:10) Med shot: Special Forces Board Ship
(00:00:18) Med shot: Special Forces clear the ship
(00:00:22) Med shot: Detainees escorted off the ship
(00:00:33) Med shot: Scuba team sweeps ship for bombs
(00:00:49) Long shot: Bomb suit searches for explosives
(00:01:02) Med shot: EOD disarms bomb with disrupter
(00:01:06) Long shot: CBRN Team starts decontamination process
(00:01:14 ) Long shot: CBRN team transport casualties
(00:01: 32) Med shot: Helicopter flies in to AO
(00:02:14) Med shot: Helicopter takes off
(00:02:32) Med Shot: CBRN Team deploy decontamination tent
(00:02:50) Med shot: CBRN Team uses radiation scanner
(00:02:55) Med shot: CBRN Team execute decon process
(00:03:00) med shot: CBRN Team treats casualties
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