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US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mike Hilkert poses for a photo in his A-10C Thunderbolt II jet in Thessaloniki, Greece during exercise Swift Response 23.
Swift Response is part of Defender 2023, a series of exercises focused on testing the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to crises across Europe.
Airborne forces show Swift Response
British airborne forces are training alongside NATO counterparts to develop their ability to work together to deliver a Swift Response to international crises.
16 Air Assault Brigade is on Exercise Swift Response, which brings together more than 5,000 personnel from 10 nations and takes place in Poland and Germany between May 27-June 26, 2016.
Under the command of Headquarters 16 Air Assault Brigade some 2,000 troops are taking part, the largest British contingent to deploy on a NATO exercise in 2016. The joint force includes 3 PARA Battlegroup, including engineer, artillery, logistics, signals, medical, provost and ISTAR support; Apache attack helicopters from 4 Regiment Army Air Corps; and RAF Chinook and Puma support helicopters and C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.
The training involves mass parachute jumps and air assault operations as part of a simulated mission to restore stability to a troubled region. It is key to developing interoperability with 82nd Airborne Division and 11e Brigade Parachutiste, the Brigade’s key partners in the US and French armies respectively, as well as wider allies.
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U.S. Army Paratroopers from 173rd Airborne Brigade, perform a joint force Airborne operation, during the exercise Saber Guardian, Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, Jul 17, 2017. Saber Guardian 17 is an annual, multi-national exercise that aims to assure our Allies and partners of the enduring U.S. commitment to the collective defense and prosperity of the Black Sea region. (Photo by SPC Aaron Bratcher)
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, along with paratroopers from the Italian Army Folgore Brigade, board a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from California National Guard ANG at Aviano Air Base, in Pordenone, Italy Oct. 10, 2017 in preparation for airborne operations onto Hohenburg Drop Zone, Germany during Exercise Swift Response 2017. Swift Response links to Exercise Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photos by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)
9. jūnijā Ādažos norisinājās starptautiskās militārās mācības “Swift Response 2018”, kuru laikā ar desmit lidmašīnām “C-17 Globemaster” no Fort Bragas, Ziemeļkarolīnā, ASV, ieradās vairāk nekā 600 karavīru no ASV 82. gaisa desanta divīzijas un Lielbritānijas bruņotajiem spēkiem, vedot līdzi arī ekipējumu un tehniku.
Lidmašīnas izlidoja no ASV, Fort Bragas 8.jūnija rītā un bez apstāšanās desmit stundu ilgā lidojumā atlidoja uz Latviju, veicot degvielas uzpildi gaisā virs Atlantijas okeāna.
Desantu vēroja arī aizsardzības ministrs Raimonds Bergmanis un Nacionālo bruņoto spēku komandieris ģenerālleitnants Leonīds Kalniņš.
Starptautiskās militārās mācības “Swift Response 2018” ir ikgadējas ASV spēku Eiropā vadītas ASV Armijas un ASV Gaisa spēku apvienotās mācības ar mērķi trenēt sabiedroto spēku stratēģiskā gaisa desanta reaģēšanas spējas pēkšņa apdraudējuma gadījumā.
Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics (AM Kaujas audiovizuālā grupa)
On June 9, 2018 the 82nd Airborne Division conducted a Joint Forcible Entry training into Latvia with ten C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft, 642 paratroopers and heavy drop platforms.
Paratroopers departed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on the morning of June 8 and flew over to Latvia with in-flight refuel over the Atlantic Ocean.
Exercise “Swift Response 2018” is an annual US Army Europe led multinational exercise being held in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
The C – 17 Globemaster III aircraft is the primary aircraft used for American airborne operations.
Photo: SSG Gatis Indrevics (Combat Camera Team Latvia)
Two of five C-130 Hercules airplanes and two C17 Globemaster III Aircraft from Papa Air Base, Hungary bearing 400 paratroopers line up for departure to Hohenburg Drop Zone, Germany , at Aviano Air Base, in Pordenone, Italy Oct. 10, 2017 during Exercise Swift Response 2017. Swift Response links to Exercise Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photos by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)
U.S. Army Paratroopers from 173rd Airborne Brigade, perform a joint force Airborne operation, during the exercise Saber Guardian, Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, Jul 17, 2017. Saber Guardian 17 is an annual, multi-national exercise that aims to assure our Allies and partners of the enduring U.S. commitment to the collective defense and prosperity of the Black Sea region. (Photo by Spc Aaron Bratcher)
U.S. Army Paratroopers from 173rd Airborne Brigade, perform a joint force Airborne operation, during the exercise Saber Guardian, Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, Jul 17, 2017. Saber Guardian 17 is an annual, multi-national exercise that aims to assure our Allies and partners of the enduring U.S. commitment to the collective defense and prosperity of the Black Sea region. (Photo by Spc Aaron Bratcher)
9. jūnijā Ādažos norisinājās starptautiskās militārās mācības “Swift Response 2018”, kuru laikā ar desmit lidmašīnām “C-17 Globemaster” no Fort Bragas, Ziemeļkarolīnā, ASV, ieradās vairāk nekā 600 karavīru no ASV 82. gaisa desanta divīzijas un Lielbritānijas bruņotajiem spēkiem, vedot līdzi arī ekipējumu un tehniku.
Lidmašīnas izlidoja no ASV, Fort Bragas 8.jūnija rītā un bez apstāšanās desmit stundu ilgā lidojumā atlidoja uz Latviju, veicot degvielas uzpildi gaisā virs Atlantijas okeāna.
Desantu vēroja arī aizsardzības ministrs Raimonds Bergmanis un Nacionālo bruņoto spēku komandieris ģenerālleitnants Leonīds Kalniņš.
Starptautiskās militārās mācības “Swift Response 2018” ir ikgadējas ASV spēku Eiropā vadītas ASV Armijas un ASV Gaisa spēku apvienotās mācības ar mērķi trenēt sabiedroto spēku stratēģiskā gaisa desanta reaģēšanas spējas pēkšņa apdraudējuma gadījumā.
Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics (AM Kaujas audiovizuālā grupa)
On June 9, 2018 the 82nd Airborne Division conducted a Joint Forcible Entry training into Latvia with ten C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft, 642 paratroopers and heavy drop platforms.
Paratroopers departed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on the morning of June 8 and flew over to Latvia with in-flight refuel over the Atlantic Ocean.
Exercise “Swift Response 2018” is an annual US Army Europe led multinational exercise being held in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
The C – 17 Globemaster III aircraft is the primary aircraft used for American airborne operations.
Photo: SSG Gatis Indrevics (Combat Camera Team Latvia)
A Paratrooper moves out to his next objective after an airborne operation in Hohenfels,Germany, June 15, 2016..
More than 600 paratroopers from the U.S., France, United Kingdom and Poland conducted the second phase of the multinational training exercise Swift Response 16 began.
Polish paratroopers patrol in Hohenfels, Grmany on Exercise Swift Response
Over 5,000 personnel from 11 NATO countries are participating in Exercise Swift Response, the largest combined airborne training exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War. The exercise is being held from 18th August to 12th Septemeber in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and Italy and one of the major events featured over 1,000 multinational troops parachuting into a Drop Zone on a single day in Hohenfels, Bavaria.
A French parachutist leaves Hohenfels drop zone to join her comrades at Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in southwestern Germany during Swift Response 16, June 15, 2016. Exercise Swift Response is one of the premier military crisis response training events for multi-national airborne forces in the world. The exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of the combat core of the U.S. Global Response Force -- currently the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team -- to conduct rapid response, joint-forcible entry and follow-on operations alongside Allied high-readiness forces in Europe. Swift Response 16 includes more than 5,000 Soldiers and Airmen from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United states and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. (Photo by U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. Adrian Shelton)
British and French soldiers with the Airborne Combined Joint Expeditionary Force conduct airborne operations during Exercise Swift Response 17 Phase II near the Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 9, 2017. Swift Response 17, Phase II is an annual, U.S. Army Europe-led exercise focused on allied airborne forces’ ability to quickly and effectively respond to crisis situations as an interoperable multi-national team. The exercise takes place at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Oct. 2-20, 2017 and includes more than 7,000 participants from Bosnia-Herzegovina, France, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. (U.S. Army photo by Gertrud Zach)
C-130 Hercules aircraft from the U.S. Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command conduct a personnel drop at Bezmer Air Base, Bulgaria, July 18, 2017, during exercise Swift Response 17. Swift Response is linked to exercise Saber Guardian a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Todd Pendleton)
Exercise Swift Response 16 went in to high gear June 7, 2016, as more than 1,500 paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, the British 16 Air Assault Brigade and the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade conducted a combined jump on to a drop zone near the city of Torun, Poland.
Soldiers with the Hellenic Army’s 1st Commando-Paratrooper Brigade seize a bunker during a mock airfield seizure at Larissa Air Base during exercise Swift Response 23.
Swift Response is part of Defender 2023, a series of exercises focused on testing the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to crises across Europe.
Image shows troops prachuting into the dropzone.
Apache attack helicopters and paratroopers from 16 Air Assault Brigade have taken part in the largest multinational airborne exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War.
3 Regiment Army Air Corps and C (Bruneval) Company, 2nd Battalion The Parachute Regiment are on Exercise Swift Response 15 in southern Germany. The training has brought together 4,800 soldiers from 11 NATO countries to improve the ability of the alliance’s high readiness forces to operate together.
The combined force - built around the US Army’s 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division - was challenged with a simulated mission to restore stability to a troubled region.
3 Regt AAC, based at Wattisham Flying Station in Suffolk, commanded a Joint Helicopter Force of 12 helicopters. It planned and executed strike missions by four Apache attack helicopters from its 663 Squadron, as well as moving troops and equipment with three Chinooks from the RAF’s 18 Squadron and five US Army UH-60 Blackhawks.
Colchester-based 2 PARA was partnered with the Italian 183° Reggimento Paracadutisti Nembo. They parachuted in to the Hohenfels Training Area from two RAF C-130J Hercules as part of a mass drop of 1,300 paratroopers from 13 aircraft. The troops secured an airfield to carry out a non-combatant evacuation operation and then, as the security situation worsened, launched offensive operations against insurgents. (Photo courtesy of the British Army)
Multinational parachutists descend from the skies over Hohenfels on Exercise Swift Response 2015.
Over 5,000 personnel from 11 NATO countries are participating in Exercise Swift Response, the largest combined airborne training exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War. The exercise is being held from 18th August to 12th Septemeber in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and Italy and one of the major events featured over 1,000 multinational troops parachuting into a Drop Zone on a single day in Hohenfels, Bavaria.
Capt. Lucretia Glaspie, a jumpmaster and a company commander with Delta Troop, 3rd Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division holds an Italian rucksack as Capt. Francesco Vastante, an officer with the training and operations branch of the Folgore Airborne Brigade Headquarters clips it to her parachute harness equipment rings on August 22, 2015 at Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany. Paratroopers from six NATO allies - Germany, Netherlands, Poland, United Kingdom, Italy and Spain - joined the "Devils in Baggy Pants" of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment for a major training exercise. The task force executes Swift Response 15, a multinational training exercise designed around a U.S. Army brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry (JFE) operation from August 15 to September 17, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Erich Backes / Released)
A Polish paratrooper with the 6th Polish Airborne Brigade, unpacks his backpack after parachuting out of a plane during exercise Swift Response, Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 26, 2015. Swift Response is a combined airborne training event with participation from more than 4,800 service members from 11 North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) nations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. William Lockwood/ Released)
A C130 takes off from the Short Take Off and Landing strip during Exercise Swift Response in Hohenfels, Germany
Over 5,000 personnel from 11 NATO countries are participating in Exercise Swift Response, the largest combined airborne training exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War. The exercise is being held from 18th August to 12th Septemeber in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and Italy and one of the major events featured over 1,000 multinational troops parachuting into a Drop Zone on a single day in Hohenfels, Bavaria.
A US Force C-130 transport plane drops supplies during an airborne exercise near Thessaloniki, Greece as part of exercise Swift Response 23.
Swift Response is part of Defender 2023, a series of exercises focused on testing the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to crises across Europe.
9. jūnijā Ādažos norisinājās starptautiskās militārās mācības “Swift Response 2018”, kuru laikā ar desmit lidmašīnām “C-17 Globemaster” no Fort Bragas, Ziemeļkarolīnā, ASV, ieradās vairāk nekā 600 karavīru no ASV 82. gaisa desanta divīzijas un Lielbritānijas bruņotajiem spēkiem, vedot līdzi arī ekipējumu un tehniku.
Lidmašīnas izlidoja no ASV, Fort Bragas 8.jūnija rītā un bez apstāšanās desmit stundu ilgā lidojumā atlidoja uz Latviju, veicot degvielas uzpildi gaisā virs Atlantijas okeāna.
Desantu vēroja arī aizsardzības ministrs Raimonds Bergmanis un Nacionālo bruņoto spēku komandieris ģenerālleitnants Leonīds Kalniņš.
Starptautiskās militārās mācības “Swift Response 2018” ir ikgadējas ASV spēku Eiropā vadītas ASV Armijas un ASV Gaisa spēku apvienotās mācības ar mērķi trenēt sabiedroto spēku stratēģiskā gaisa desanta reaģēšanas spējas pēkšņa apdraudējuma gadījumā.
Foto: virsseržants Gatis Indrēvics (AM Kaujas audiovizuālā grupa)
On June 9, 2018 the 82nd Airborne Division conducted a Joint Forcible Entry training into Latvia with ten C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft, 642 paratroopers and heavy drop platforms.
Paratroopers departed from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on the morning of June 8 and flew over to Latvia with in-flight refuel over the Atlantic Ocean.
Exercise “Swift Response 2018” is an annual US Army Europe led multinational exercise being held in Latvia, Lithuania and Poland.
The C – 17 Globemaster III aircraft is the primary aircraft used for American airborne operations.
Photo: SSG Gatis Indrevics (Combat Camera Team Latvia)
Pilots with the US Air Force’s 303rd Fighter Squadron head out to their A-10C Thunderbolt II jets in Thessaloniki, Greece during exercise Swift Response 23.
Swift Response is part of Defender 2023, a series of exercises focused on testing the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to crises across Europe.
U.S., German and Italian special forces return to their CV-22 Osprey after conducting a raid on the Hohenfels Training Area (Germany) during exercise Swift Response 15, Aug. 26, 2015. Nearly 5,000 personnel from 11 NATO countries are participating in Exercise Swift Response, the largest combined airborne training exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War. The exercise is being held from 18th August to 12th September in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and Italy and one of the major events featured over 1,000 multinational troops parachuting into a Drop Zone on a single day in Hohenfels, Bavaria. (Photo courtesy of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe)
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Radek Kret, an aircraft loadmaster assigned to the 103rd Operations Group, 103rd Airlift Wing, Connecticut Air National Guard examines the airdrop zone in preparation for a jump during an airdrop mission, as part of Exercise Swift Response 22, May 11, 2022, in Pisa, Italy. The exercise focused on building airborne interoperability with allies and partners, and the integration of joint service partners in a contested environment. Military exercises with Allied and partner nations in the European and African theaters are an integral part of demonstrating Alliance readiness, interoperability and capability. (U. S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Tamara R. Dabney)
A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, checks the gear of a Spanish Paratrooper, at Aviano Air Base, in Pordenone, Italy Oct. 10, 2017 in preparation for airborne operations onto Hohenburg Drop Zone, Germany during Exercise Swift Response 2017. Swift Response links to Exercise Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photos by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)
Polish Paratroopers prepare to board a Polish Air Force C-130 Hercules from 33rd ATB at Aviano Air Base, in Pordenone, Italy Oct. 10, 2017 in preparation for airborne operations onto Hohenburg Drop Zone, Germany during Exercise Swift Response 2017. Swift Response links to Exercise Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photos by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, along with paratroopers from the Italian Army Folgore Brigade, seated on a C17 Globemaster III Aircraft from Papa Air Base, Hungary at Aviano Air Base, in Pordenone, Italy Oct. 10, 2017 in preparation for airborne operations onto Hohenburg Drop Zone, Germany during Exercise Swift Response 2017. Swift Response links to Exercise Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photos by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, board a Italian Air Force C-130 Hercules from 46th BA at Aviano Air Base, in Pordenone, Italy Oct. 10, 2017 in preparation for airborne operations onto Hohenburg Drop Zone, Germany during Exercise Swift Response 2017. Swift Response links to Exercise Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photos by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)
Paratroopers from the US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade fall to earth during an airborne exercise near Thessaloniki, Greece as part of exercise Swift Response 23.
Swift Response is part of Defender 2023, a series of exercises focused on testing the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to crises across Europe.
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to board a Italian Air Force C-130 Hercules from 46th BA at Aviano Air Base, in Pordenone, Italy Oct. 10, 2017 in preparation for airborne operations onto Hohenburg Drop Zone, Germany during Exercise Swift Response 2017. Swift Response links to Exercise Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photos by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)
Hellenic Army Special Forces soldiers patrols through a landing zone near Thessaloniki, Greece prior to an airborne operation involving forces from Greece, the Netherlands and the United States during exercise Swift Response 23.
Swift Response is part of Defender 2023, a series of exercises focused on testing the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to crises across Europe.
Exercise Swift Response 16 went in to high gear June 7, 2016, as more than 1,500 paratroopers from the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division, the British 16 Air Assault Brigade and the Polish 6th Airborne Brigade conducted a combined jump on to a drop zone near the city of Torun, Poland.
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, along with paratroopers from the Italian Army Folgore Brigade, board a US Air Force C-130 Hercules from California National Guard ANG at Aviano Air Base, in Pordenone, Italy Oct. 10, 2017 in preparation for airborne operations onto Hohenburg Drop Zone, Germany during Exercise Swift Response 2017. Swift Response links to Exercise Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photos by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)
Paratroopers from 8 NATO Allies jump into the U.S. Army's Hohenfels Training Area (Germany) during exercise Swift Response 15, Aug. 26, 2015. Nearly 5,000 personnel from 11 NATO countries are participating in Exercise Swift Response, the largest combined airborne training exercise in Europe since the end of the Cold War. The exercise is being held from 18th August to 12th September in Germany, Romania, Bulgaria and Italy and one of the major events featured over 1,000 multinational troops parachuting into a Drop Zone on a single day in Hohenfels, Bavaria. (Photo courtesy of Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe)
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jim D. Keirsey, commander of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, meets Polish Paratrooper at Aviano Air Base, in Pordenone, Italy Oct. 10, 2017 while preparing for airborne operations onto Hohenburg Drop Zone, Germany during Exercise Swift Response 2017. Swift Response links to Exercise Saber Guardian 17, a U.S. Army Europe-led, multinational exercise that spans across Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania with more than 25,000 service members from 22 allied and partner nations. (U.S. Army Photos by Visual Information Specialist Paolo Bovo/Released)