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)

British paratroopers provide security for stryker vehicles during operation Swiftresponse in Torun, Poland, June 8th 2016. The exercise 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 Britian, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United States and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez/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)

A parachutist from the 82nd Airborne Division watches fellow parachutists descend onto Hohenfels drop zone, 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)

A U.S. Air Force C-130 lands on a Short Take-Off Landing (STOL) strip on the Hohenfels Training Areas during exercise Swift Response 15, Aug. 27, 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. Air Force Reserve Lt. Col. Brett Schumer, 302nd Airlift Wing deployment mission commander, walks a C-130 Hercules aircraft model through a simulated flight pattern as part of a joint rehearsal during Exercise Swift Response 17 at Papa Air Base, Hungary, July 17, 2017. The model town is painstakingly built to scale by U.S. Army personnel to have an accurate representation of the surrounding area. 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.

Photo by Maj. Jolene Bottor-Ortiona, 302nd Airlift Wing Public Affairs

American and British medics carry a Polish paratrooper off the drop zone after suffering a bruised ankle during an airborne operation in Hohenfels Germany, during Swift Response16, June 15, 2016. .

Swift Response 16 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. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez/Released)

American and British medics walk the drop zone during an airborne operation in Hohenfels, Germany, June 15, 2016. .

Swift Response 16 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. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez/Released)

A Polish soldier gets ready to move off the dropzone after parachuting in to 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)

Maj. Gen. Richard Clarke, commander of the 82nd Airborne Division, sprints to off Hohenfels drop zone during Swift Response 16 in Germany, June 15, 2016. .

Swift Response 16 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."(U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez/Released)

PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary — Seven of the eight C-130 Hercules airplanes bearing 449 paratroopers line up to prepare for departure on the airfield, July 18. Paratroopers from 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy, participate in the operation with Allies from Canada, Hungary and Italy. The operation is part of Swift Response, a U.S.- led airborne exercise, which will include two airfield seizures, an air assault operation and air movement of a platoon of Strykers from 2nd Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shiloh Capers)

A British paratrooper with 16th Air Assault Brigade 3rd Para Battale Group, gathers his parachute as he completes an airborne operation in Hohenfels, Germany, as part of exercise Swift Response16, June 15, 2016..

(U.S Army Photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez/Released).

Swift Response 16 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."

A British soldier watches a British C-160 land on the Short Take-Off Landing (STOL) strip in Hohenfels Training Area (Germany) during exercise Swift Response 15, Aug. 27, 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)

PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary — Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy, wait to load into a C-130 Hercules for an airborne operation, July 18. The 449 paratroopers participating in the operation include Allies from Canada, Hungary and Italy. The operation is part of Swift Response, a U.S.- led airborne exercise, which will include two airfield seizures, an air assault operation and air movement of a platoon of Strykers from 2nd Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shiloh Capers)

PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary — One by one, eight C-130 Hercules airplanes bearing 449 paratroopers depart the airfield, July 18. Paratroopers from 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy, participate in the operation with Allies from Canada, Hungary and Italy. The operation is part of Swift Response, a U.S.- led airborne exercise, which will include two airfield seizures, an air assault operation and air movement of a platoon of Strykers from 2nd Cavalry Regiment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shiloh Capers)

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.

Two U.K. medics ensure a parachutist is fine after landing at Hohenfels drop zone, 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)

PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary — Local media appear for a conference with notable guests Gen. Tibor Benko, Chief of Defense of Hungary; David Kostelancik, charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Budapest, Hungary; Gen. Ben Hodges, commander, U.S. Army Europe. The three visited Papa Air Base for the loading of 449 paratroopers from various countries into multiple C-130 Hercules aircraft. The paratroopers departed Papa to conduct airborne operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shiloh Capers)

A British paratroopers prepares his weapon during an airborne operation into Hohenfels Germany, June 15, 2016. .

More than 600 paratroopers from the U.S., France, United Kingdom and Poland. The second phase of the multinational training exercise Swift Response 16 began.

PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary — Local media appear for a conference with notable guests Gen. Tibor Benko, Chief of Defence of Hungary; David Kostelancik, charge d'affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Budapest, Hungary; Gen. Ben Hodges, commander, U.S. Army Europe. The three visited Papa Air Base for the loading of 449 paratroopers from various countries into multiple C-130 Hercules aircraft. The paratroopers departed Papa to conduct airborne operations. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Shiloh Capers)

More than 600 paratroopers from the U.S., France, United Kingdom and Poland conducted an airborne operation onto Hohenfels, Germany, June 15, 2016. .

The second phase of the multinational training exercise Swift Response 16 began.

Service members parachute from airplanes at Hohenfels drop zone, Joint Multinational Readiness Center, in southwestern Germany during Operation Swift Response, 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)

A soldier with the Hellenic Army’s 1st Commando-Paratrooper Brigade moves out 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.

Soldiers with the Hellenic Army’s 1st Commando-Paratrooper Brigade sprint across a runway 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.

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.

An A10-C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, takes-off from Andoya Air Base, heading to Setermoen Range to participate in the Swift Response exercise, May 9, 2022, in Andenes, Norway. Swift Response is an annual USAREUR-AF led multinational training exercise taking place throughout Eastern Europe, including the Arctic, Baltic Sea, and the Balkan Peninsula regions and is designed to enhance readiness and airborne interoperability with allies and partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Enjoli Saunders)

An A10-C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, prepares for takeoff from Andoya Air Base, heading to Setermoen Range to participate in the Swift Response exercise, May 9, 2022, in Andenes, Norway. Swift Response is an annual USAREUR-AF led multinational training exercise taking place throughout Eastern Europe, including the Arctic, Baltic Sea, and the Balkan Peninsula regions and is designed to enhance readiness and airborne interoperability with allies and partners. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Enjoli Saunders)

Royal Netherlands Army paratroopers move out 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.

The 317th Airlift Group (317 AG) is a United States Air Force unit, stationed at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. Here seen during exercise Swift Response 2015.

Paratroopers prepare for their next mission to escorted dozens of stryker vehicles during operation #Swiftresponse in Torun, Poland, June 8th 2016.The Paratroopers from the MRZR platoon are assigned to1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. The exercise 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 Britian, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and the United States and takes place in Poland and Germany, May 27-June 26, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Juan F. Jimenez/Released)

Jumpmasters with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division coach Italian paratroopers during sustained airborne training as part of Swift Response 15 on August 23, 2015 at Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany. The brigade leads Task Force Devil, a multinational force executing Swift Response 15, the first iteration of multinational training event designed around a U.S. Army Brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry or JFE operation involving approximately 3,000 U.S. personnel. The U.S. Army plans and executes joint and combined training exercises focused on interoperability and the conduct of unified land operations with the national response forces of our allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Erich Backes / Released)

Tech. Sgt. Mitchell Thompson, 921st Contingency Response Squadron ramp coordinator, talks to other members of the Contingency Response Team while off loading CH-47 Chinook helicopters during Exercise Swift Response 16 at Bydgoszcz Airport, Poland, June 8, 2016. Contingency Response units are self-sufficient and can deploy with all personnel, equipment and supplies to execute the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)

Jumpmasters with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division coach Spanish paratroopers during sustained airborne training as part of Swift Response 15 on August 23, 2015 at Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany. The brigade leads Task Force Devil, a multinational force executing Swift Response 15, the first iteration of multinational training event designed around a U.S. Army Brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry or JFE operation involving approximately 3,000 U.S. personnel. The U.S. Army plans and executes joint and combined training exercises focused on interoperability and the conduct of unified land operations with the national response forces of our allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Erich Backes / Released)

Maj. Will Canda, operations officer with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division engages British paratroopers outside the Joint Common Academic Program session on August 22, 2015 at Smith Barracks in Baumholder, Germany. The Soldiers deployed to Germany for Swift Response 15, a multinational exercise designed around a U.S. Army brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry (JFE) operation involving approximately 3,000 U.S. personnel. Exercises like Swift Response build strong working relationships and interoperability with our allies and reinforce our collective defense capability. (U.S. Army photo by Eric Backes / Released)

Maj. Josh Gaspard, jumpmaster and brigade executive officer with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division mentors Polish paratroopers as they hook up during sustained airborne training as part of Swift Response 15 on August 23, 2015 at Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany. The brigade leads Task Force Devil, a multinational force executing Swift Response 15, the first iteration of multinational training event designed around a U.S. Army Brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry or JFE operation involving approximately 3,000 U.S. personnel. The U.S. Army plans and executes joint and combined training exercises focused on interoperability and the conduct of unified land operations with the national response forces of our allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Erich Backes / Released)

Maj. Josh Gaspard, jumpmaster and brigade executive officer with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division inspects a Polish paratrooper's combat helmet during sustained airborne training as part of Swift Response 15 on August 23, 2015 at Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany. The brigade leads Task Force Devil, a multinational force executing Swift Response 15, the first iteration of multinational training event designed around a U.S. Army Brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry or JFE operation involving approximately 3,000 U.S. personnel. The U.S. Army plans and executes joint and combined training exercises focused on interoperability and the conduct of unified land operations with the national response forces of our allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Erich Backes / Released)

Jumpmasters with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division coach Italian paratroopers during sustained airborne training as part of Swift Response 15 on August 23, 2015 at Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany. The brigade leads Task Force Devil, a multinational force executing Swift Response 15, the first iteration of multinational training event designed around a U.S. Army Brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry or JFE operation involving approximately 3,000 U.S. personnel. The U.S. Army plans and executes joint and combined training exercises focused on interoperability and the conduct of unified land operations with the national response forces of our allies and partners. (U.S. Army photo by Erich Backes / Released)

Here seen during exercise Swift Response 2015.

U.S. and NATO ally paratroopers with Task Force Devil conduct pre-mission combined training on August 21, 2015 at Baumholder, Germany. The task force, led by 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division executes Operation Swift Response 15, a multinational training event designed around a U.S. Army Brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry or JFE operation involving approximately 3,000 U.S. personnel. The exercise is part of U.S. European Command’s Joint Exercise Program designed to enhance joint combined interoperability with allied nations. (U.S. Army photo by Erich Backes / Released)

U.S. and NATO ally paratroopers with Task Force Devil conduct pre-mission combined training on August 21, 2015 at Baumholder, Germany. The task force, led by 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division executes Operation Swift Response 15, a multinational training event designed around a U.S. Army Brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry or JFE operation involving approximately 3,000 U.S. personnel. The exercise is part of U.S. European Command’s Joint Exercise Program designed to enhance joint combined interoperability with allied nations. (U.S. Army photo by Erich Backes / Released)

TAPA CENTRAL TRAINING AREA, Estonia –The 3rd platoon leader, 1st Lt. Cheyenne Helsel assigned to 5th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment rallies her platoon to prepare for the follow-on missions of Swift Response 21 in Estonia. Units of 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Infantry Division participated in Swift Response 21, a linked exercise of DEFENDER-Europe 21. 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 partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations will conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in more than a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region. Follow the latest news and information about DEFENDER-Europe 21, visit www.EuropeAfrica.army.mil/DefenderEurope. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Ian Fischer)

TAPA CENTRAL TRAINING AREA, Estonia –The 3rd platoon leader, 1st Lt. Cheyenne Helsel, assigned to Alpha Troop, 5th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment gives orders to her platoon during follow-on missions of Swift Response 21. Units of 82nd Airborne Infantry Division participated in Swift Response 21, a linked exercise of DEFENDER-Europe 21. 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 partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations will conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in more than a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region. Follow the latest news and information about DEFENDER-Europe 21, visit www.EuropeAfrica.army.mil/DefenderEurope. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Ian Fischer)

A British Soldier with 7th Parachute Regiment, Royal Horse Artillery talks on the radio while training with U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, while conducting platoon maneuvers during Swift Response 21 at Tapa Central Training Area, Estonia, May 11, 2021. Swift Response 21 is a linked exercise of DEFENDER-Europe 21, which involves special operations activities, air assaults, and live fire exercises in Estonia, Bulgaria, and Romania, demonstrating airborne interoperability among NATO allies and partners. 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 partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations will conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in more than a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region. Follow the latest news and information about DEFENDER-Europe 21, visit www.EuropeAfrica.army.mil/DefenderEurope. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Gresso).

U.S. and NATO ally paratroopers with Task Force Devil conduct pre-mission combined training on August 21, 2015 at Baumholder, Germany. The task force, led by 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division executes Operation Swift Response 15, a multinational training event designed around a U.S. Army Brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry or JFE operation involving approximately 3,000 U.S. personnel. The exercise is part of U.S. European Command’s Joint Exercise Program designed to enhance joint combined interoperability with allied nations. (U.S. Army photo by Erich Backes / Released)

U.S. and NATO ally paratroopers with Task Force Devil conduct pre-mission combined training on August 21, 2015 at Baumholder, Germany. The task force, led by 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division executes Operation Swift Response 15, a multinational training event designed around a U.S. Army Brigade-level multinational joint forcible entry or JFE operation involving approximately 3,000 U.S. personnel. The exercise is part of U.S. European Command’s Joint Exercise Program designed to enhance joint combined interoperability with allied nations. (U.S. Army photo by Erich Backes / Released)

TAPA CENTRAL TRAINING AREA, Estonia –The 3rd platoon leader, 1st Lt. Cheyenne Helsel, assigned to 5th Battalion, 73rd Cavalry Regiment reviews her mission plan for the follow-on missions of Swift Response 21 in Estonia. Units of 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Infantry Division participated in Swift Response 21, a linked exercise of DEFENDER-Europe 21. 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 partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations will conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in more than a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region. Follow the latest news and information about DEFENDER-Europe 21, visit www.EuropeAfrica.army.mil/DefenderEurope. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Ian Fischer)

The 336 Squadron (336sq) is a Netherland Air Force unit, stationed at Eindhoven Air Force Base. Here seen during exercise Swift Response 2015.

The 61th Lufttransportgeschwader ( LTG61 ) is a German Luftwaffe . Stationed in the LTG61 Landsberg is Penzing Seen here during Exercise Swift reaction 2015

An 82nd Airborne Division Jumpmaster hangs combat equipment on a British Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment onboard a C-17 Globemaster III bound for Estonia during Exercise Swift Response 21, May 7, 2021. Swift Response 21 is a joint, multinational Airborne exercise involving more than 7,000 Paratroopers from 10 NATO nations.