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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A Polish soldier checks his surroundings during a road march as part on the U.S. Army's 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)

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 Parachutists, the Brigade’s key partners in the US and French armies respectively, as well as wider allies.

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Multinational parachutists descend from the skies over the Hohenfels Training Area during exercise Swift Response 2015, 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)

A Polish paratrooper assembles his weapon after a jump during the Joint Forcible Entry exercise as part of exercise Swift Response 15 on Hohenburg drop zone in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 26, 2015. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army’s largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations participated during the exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kwadwo Frimpong / Released)

U.S. Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct tactical movement through a village 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)

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)

British soldiers with the Airborne Combined Joint Expeditionary Force cut across a village 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)

Paratroopers conduct a static-line jump during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise as part of exercise Swift Response 15 on Hohenburg drop zone in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 26, 2015. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army’s largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations – including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States – will take part in the exercise on training areas in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and Romania, Aug. 17-Sept. 13, 2015. Swift Response 15 is designed to integrate multiple Allied nations’ crisis response forces into a cohesive team and demonstrate the combined ability to rapidly deploy and operate in support of maintaining a strong and secure Europe. To learn more about Swift Response, visit the U.S. Army Europe homepage at www.eur.army.mil. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nikayla Shodeen)

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 Parachutists, the Brigade’s key partners in the US and French armies respectively, as well as wider allies.

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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)

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, with a Spanish Paratrooper, during a ROC Drill for upcoming Exercise Swift Response 2017, at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 8, 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Bedin/released)

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)

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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Photo credit to read - Corporal Andy Reddy RLC

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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 Parachutists, the Brigade’s key partners in the US and French armies respectively, as well as wider allies.

Image of 3rd Battalion, C Company, The Parachute Regiment move into a location off the drop zone to allow further multinational jumps.

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British soldiers with the Airborne Combined Joint Expeditionary Force rally during an airborne operation as part of 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)

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jim D. Keirsey (center), commander of 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, conducts a ROC Drill to discuss troop movement for upcoming Exercise Swift Response 2017 , at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 8, 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Bedin/released)

A Dutch soldier gathers his parachute after participating in a multinational joint forcible entry airborne operation 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 Paratroopers from 173rd Airborne Brigade, paint their faces in preparation for 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)

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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Photo credit to read - Corporal Andy Reddy RLC

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British Army parachutists descend from the skies over the U.S. Army's Hohenfels Training Area (Germany) on Exercise Swift Response 2015, 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)

A German paratrooper packs his chute during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise as part of exercise Swift Response 15 on Hohenburg drop zone in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 26, 2015. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army’s largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations participated during the exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kwadwo Frimpong / Released)

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)

Hohenfels, Germany (Oct. 9, 2017) - Two Soldiers help each other pack up their parachutes after conducting an airborne operation during Swift Response. 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, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Kathleen V. Polanco)

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)

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)

Hohenfels, Germany (Oct. 9, 2017)- A British Soldier moves off the drop zone after conducting an airborne operation during Swift Response. 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, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. (Photo Credit: Staff Sgt. Kathleen V. Polanco)

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)

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, with Italian Paratrooper, during a ROC Drill for upcoming Exercise Swift Response 2017, at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 8, 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Bedin/released)

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, with Polish Paratroopers, during a ROC Drill for upcoming Exercise Swift Response 2017, at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 8, 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Bedin/released)

Paratroopers prepare to land during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise as part of exercise Swift Response 15 on Hohenburg drop zone in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 26, 2015. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army’s largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations – including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States – will take part in the exercise on training areas in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and Romania, Aug. 17-Sept. 13, 2015. Swift Response 15 is designed to integrate multiple Allied nations’ crisis response forces into a cohesive team and demonstrate the combined ability to rapidly deploy and operate in support of maintaining a strong and secure Europe. To learn more about Swift Response, visit the U.S. Army Europe homepage at www.eur.army.mil. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nikayla Shodeen)

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, with a Spanish Paratrooper, during a ROC Drill for upcoming Exercise Swift Response 2017, at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 8, 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Bedin/released)

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, with Polish Paratroopers, during a ROC Drill for upcoming Exercise Swift Response 2017, at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 8, 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Bedin/released)

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)

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mike Hilkert poses for a photo in front of 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.

A Polish paratrooper packs his chute during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise as part of exercise Swift Response 15 on Hohenburg drop zone in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 26, 2015. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army’s largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations – including Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States – will take part in the exercise on training areas in Bulgaria, Germany, Italy and Romania, Aug. 17-Sept. 13, 2015. Swift Response 15 is designed to integrate multiple Allied nations’ crisis response forces into a cohesive team and demonstrate the combined ability to rapidly deploy and operate in support of maintaining a strong and secure Europe. To learn more about Swift Response, visit the U.S. Army Europe homepage at www.eur.army.mil. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Nikayla Shodeen)

A French enlisted soldier just parachuted into Hohenfels Jump Zone, at 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 British paratroopers p[rovides security for 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)

Paratroopers conduct a static-line jump during a Joint Forcible Entry exercise as part of exercise Swift Response 15 on Hohenburg drop zone in Hohenfels, Germany, Aug. 26, 2015. Swift Response 15 is the U.S. Army’s largest combined airborne training event in Europe since the end of the Cold War. More than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations participated during the exercise. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kwadwo Frimpong / Released)

PAPA AIR BASE, Hungary — Soldiers from 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy, begin to board a C-130 Hercules for an airborne operation, July 18. Jumpmasters verify all paratroopers have boarded the plane in jump order. 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)

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, with Italian Paratroopers, during a ROC Drill for upcoming Exercise Swift Response 2017, at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 8, 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Bedin/released)

A British paratroooper moves to his objective after conducting a recon patrool with U.S. Paratroopers during 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. JimenezReleased)

A Polish soldier prepares to move out on a mission on the 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)

U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, with Italian Paratroopers, during a ROC Drill for upcoming Exercise Swift Response 2017, at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 8, 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Bedin/released)

A U.S. Army Paratrooper assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, with a Spanish Paratrooper, during a ROC Drill for upcoming Exercise Swift Response 2017, at Caserma Del Din, Vicenza, Italy, Oct. 8, 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 photo by Visual Information Specialist Antonio Bedin/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)

US Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Mike Hilkert poses for a photo in front of his A-10C Thunderbolt II attack 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.

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. Soldiers with the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct tactical movement through a village 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)