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Video by 1st Lt. Griffin Jones

B-Roll 1-102nd Infantry Regiment Mortar Section provides support during Immediate Response 25

U.S. Army Europe and Africa

June 5, 2025 | 3:30

Mortarmen with the 1-102nd Infantry Regiment, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Connecticut Army National Guard, provide suppressive fire to platoons going through live-fire assault lanes during exercise Immediate Response 25 near Alexandroupolis, Greece, June 5, 2025. Demonstrating global deterrence and the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy U.S.-based combat power in Europe 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 video by 1st Lt. Griffin Jones)