U.S. Army Soldiers with the 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont National Guard load vehicles and equipment on trucks at Camp Johnson, Colchester, Vt., March 31, 2025. The vehicles and equipment will be used in Immediate Response 25, a multinational exercise that is part of DEFENDER 25 that tests how quickly , and effectively American troops can deploy to Europe and defend the Eastern Flank with NATO Allies and partners.