Hard power remains irreplaceable in preserving our strategic edge. Defender 25 is built to strengthen and demonstrate that capability. This video highlights the extensive joint logistical effort required to support the large-scale U.S. Army training exercise, Defender 25. (U.S. Army video by Josiana Greenaway)
John Koch a Training Support Specialist, assigned to the Expeditionary Training Support Detachment, Training Support Activity Europe (TSAE), repairs a Yoggi antenna during Saber Guardian 25 at the Joint Force Training Center Hajmasker, Hungary, June 17, 2025. TSAE enables U.S. Forces to conduct live fire exercises as the Range Management Authority wherever U.S. Soldiers are training in Europe and Africa. Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S. based combat power in Europe and the Arctic region alongside Allies and partners, DEFENDER 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. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Cody Nelson)
