U.S. Army 1st Lt. Jeff Belleza, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Mountain), Vermont Army National Guard, participates in Immediate Response 25 at Camp Petrochori in Xanthi, Greece on May 29, 2025. Bellaza operates as the Executive Officer of HHC, 86th IBCT (MTN) and is responsible for facilitating training for its Soldiers and its international partners.
Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.-based 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.
DEFENDER 25 involves about 23,000 troops from the U.S., Allied and partner nations and runs from May 11 to June 24, 2025, in 15 countries across Europe. To view more DEFENDER 25 media products, go to www.dvidshub.net/feature/defendereurope. To learn more about DEFENDER 25, visit www.europeafrica.army.mil/Defender.
(U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. Denis Nunez)
| Date Taken: | 05.29.2025 |
| Published: | 05-29-25 10:54 AM |
| Graphic ID: | 36147 |
| VIRIN: | 250529-A-WG583-1001 |
| Size: | 1.12 MB |
| Location: | XANTHI, GR |
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