Texas National Guardsmen strongly represent US presence at Swift Response [Image 2 of 6]

AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES

06.09.2016

Photo by Sgt. Adrian Shelton 

100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

From left to right, first row: Staff Sgt. Justin Harrington, Sgt. 1st Class David Rodriguez, and Sgt. 1st Class Travis Hall; Second row: Cpt. Rick Harvey, Staff Sgt. Michael C. Chapa, Staff Sgt. Zackary Ray Fejeran, Sgt. 1st Class Dustin P. Harris, Lt. Col. Francisco Stodola, Sgt. 1st Class Nate Canales, Cpt. Neil Rackley, Cpt. Jason W. Fernandez, 1st Sgt. Jason Horne, and Cpt. Gerald Rogers; Third row: Sgt. 1st Class Brian D. Glynn, Sgt. 1st Class Cristobal Trevino, Sgt. 1st Class Dennis Castellanos, Cpt. Jeffrey Dudedatsings, Cpt. Joshua Wright, Master Sgt. Corey Carlisle, Staff Sgt. Danny Medina, and Sgt. 1st Class Jesus A. Garza. These Soldier leaders are from the 1st Battalion, 141st Infantry Brigade in San Antonio, Texas, and are at the Observer Coach Trainer Academy at U.S. Army Garrison, Hohenfels, Germany, to ensure multi-national units safely meet their training objectives. 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, such as scenario training, 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)

• Date Taken: 06.09.2016
• Date Posted: 06.24.2016 11:13
• Photo ID: 2687300
• VIRIN: 160609-Z-GA861-174
• Resolution: 1800x1200
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• Location: AUSTIN, TX, US