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    DEFENDER

    DEFENDER

    DEFENDER    

    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.

    Highlights

    NMCB 11 in Norway for DEFENDER EUROPE 2024

    NMCB 11 in Norway for DEFENDER EUROPE 2024
    04.23.24 | SA Laqdrick Bouldin | NMCB11
    BJERKVIK, Norway (April 23, 2024) - U.S. Navy Sailors assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 assemble a medium girder bridge in...
    12th CAB AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters B-Roll

    12th CAB AH-64E Apache Guardian...
    04.12.24 | CPT Gabrielle Hildebrand | 12CAB
    B-Roll of AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters on the flight line and pilots preparing their aircraft.
    Bravo Company Mission Brief and Rehearsal

    Bravo Company Mission Brief and Rehearsal
    04.11.24 | CPT Gabrielle Hildebrand | 12CAB
    U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct a...
    Bravo Company Mission Brief and Rehearsal

    Bravo Company Mission Brief and Rehearsal
    04.11.24 | CPT Gabrielle Hildebrand | 12CAB
    U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct a...
    Bravo Company

    Bravo Company
    04.11.24 | CPT Gabrielle Hildebrand | 12CAB
    Five AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation...
    MSU-E medical personnel augment Defender 23

    MSU-E medical personnel augment Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers with the Medical Support Unit – Europe, 7th Mission Support Command augmented the 512th Field Hospital, 30th Medical...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    A U.S. Air Force C-130 from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Ramstein, Germany, arrives at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base transporting...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    A UH-60 Black Hawk and two CH-47 Chinook helicopters land at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base during DEFENDER 23 at Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base,...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray, center, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, Europe, visits with U.S. Army Soldiers after...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    U.S. Army Col. Werner J. Barden, 519th Hospital Center commander, far right, poses for a photo with Soldiers from the 30th Medical Brigade, during...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    U.S. Army Col. Werner J. Barden, right, 519th Hospital Center commander talks with Capt. Abigail Peloquin, U.S. Army Europe and Africa Office of...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    A U.S. Force Airman directs personnel onto a C-130 as part of medical training during DEFENDER 23 at Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base, Mihail...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    U.S. Air Force Airmen and Army Soldiers prepare to carry a litter onto a C-130 as part of medical training during DEFENDER 23 at Romanian Air...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    U.S. Force Airmen prepare to carry a litter onto a C-130 as part of medical training during DEFENDER 23 at Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base,...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    A U.S. Force Airman directs military personnel onto a C-130 as part of medical training during DEFENDER 23 at Romanian Air Force 57th Air Base,...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    Brig. Gen. Clinton Murray, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, Europe, and U.S. Army Soldiers from Landstuhl Regional...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    U.S. Army Soldiers, Air Force Airmen and coalition military members practice medical techniques with a U.S. Army Humvee ambulance and Air Force...
    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23

    CASEVAC and BG Murray visit Defender 23
    06.06.23 | Thomas Mort | 221PAD
    U.S. Army Soldiers and Air Force Airmen practice medical techniques on an animatronic dog mannequin, referred to as a diesel dog, during DEFENDER...

    655 Featured Videos

    M240 Machine Gun range

    M240 Machine Gun range
    03.13.25 | Vincenzo Vitiello | TSAE
    Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade use a M240 machine gun to aim at targets during live-fire exercise conducted at Gasinci training...
    Team Live Fire

    Team Live Fire
    03.12.25 | Vincenzo Vitiello | TSAE
    2nd Lt. Jessie N. Engdahl, assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, talks about the team live-fire exercise...
    Drone Training

    Drone Training
    03.11.25 | Vincenzo Vitiello | TSAE
    Ssg. Gary E. Bowers, assigned to the 173rd Brigade Support Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, describes the multiple uses of the Flying Basket...
    Drone Training

    Drone Training
    03.11.25 | Vincenzo Vitiello | TSAE
    Paratroopers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct UAS training at Gasinci training area, Croatia, Mar. 11, 2025. The 173rd Airborne Brigade...
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    6,428 Featured Images

    Defender 25

    Defender 25
    04.14.25 | Courtesy Photo | USArmyEURAF
    Official logo for exercise DEFENDER 25
    U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus Performs at Outreach Tour

    U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and...
    04.10.25 | SPC Kyle Kimble | 5MPAD
    U.S. Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus rehearse for a musical set as part of the Outreach tour in Vaslui,...
    U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus Performs at Outreach Tour

    U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and...
    04.10.25 | SPC Kyle Kimble | 5MPAD
    U.S. Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus rehearse for a musical set as part of the Outreach tour in Vaslui,...
    U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus Performs at Outreach Tour (Part 3)

    U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and...
    04.10.25 | SPC Kyle Kimble | 5MPAD
    A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus, Performs for a musical set as part of the Outreach tour in Vaslui,...
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    163 Featured Stories

    US assets depart for DEFENDER 25 exercise alongside Allies and partners

    US assets depart for DEFENDER 25 exercise...
    04.14.25 | Courtesy Story | USArmyEURAF
    WIESBADEN, Germany — Dynamic Employment of Forces to Europe for NATO Deterrence and Enhanced Readiness, DEFENDER 25, is a large-scale U.S. Army...
    1-62 Air Defense Artillery Battalion to transfer authority of the US Patriot mission to 5-7 Air Defense Artillery Battalion.

    1-62 Air Defense Artillery Battalion to...
    05.28.24 | CPT Alexander Watkins | 10AAMDC
    POLAND — The 1st Battalion, 62nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment will transfer authority of the U.S. Patriot mission in Eastern Europe to the 5th...
    30th Medical Brigade makes history in Europe with U.S. Army Reserve during Defender 2024

    30th Medical Brigade makes history in...
    05.23.24 | MAJ Vonnie Wright | 21TSC
    BAUMHOLDER, Germany – 30th Medical Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command in collaboration with the 810th Hospital Center, 75th Field...
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    1 Featured Audio

    AFN Aviano Radio News: DEFENDER 23 Swift...
    05.03.23 | A1C Brandon Nelson | AFN-A
    AFN Aviano radio news reports on joint exercise DEFENDER 23 hosted by the 31st Fighter Wing for NATO allies and partners. (U.S. Air Force audio...

    26 Featured Graphics

    Nijmegen March 2024: Day One, Team Tracker

    Nijmegen March 2024: Day One, Team Tracker
    07.20.24 | SGT Omar Joseph | 22MPAD
    Graphic Illustration created using Adobe Photoshop for the Nijmegen March in Nijmegen, Netherlands, July 16, 2024. The Nijmegen March is built on...
    Team 21, Joint Force Effort Contains COVID Threat During DEFENDER-Europe 21

    Team 21, Joint Force Effort Contains...
    01.30.24 | Eleanor Prohaska | 21TSC
    U.S. Army Europe and Africa and 21st TSC had the knowledge, expertise and esprit de corps needed to protect health and safety during...
    DEFENDER-Europe 21 life-size popup poster

    DEFENDER-Europe 21 life-size popup poster
    01.30.24 | Thomas Mort | TSAE
    DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale U.S. Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between the U.S., NATO allies and...
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