Story by Staff Sgt. Rose Di Trolio | 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 05.20.2025
VIDZEME, Latvia – Members of Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 41st Field Artillery Regiment, the Latvian Armed Forces, and NATO allies conducted joint live-fire missions during Exercise Crystal Arrow, part of the larger DEFENDER 25 series in conjunction with Swift Response, May 5-31, 2025....
Story by Capt. Jennifer French | 173rd Airborne Brigade | 05.15.2025
In a combat zone, every second counts—and every drop of blood can save a life. That’s why U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade are testing a new method to get blood to the battlefield faster and safer: drones....
Courtesy Story | 82nd Airborne Division | 05.06.2025
Approximately 600 Paratroopers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, will participate in a joint forcible entry airborne operation as part of Swift Response 25 from 13-16 May in Norway....
Story by Maj. Thomas Groom | 11th Airborne Division | 05.22.2024
he Swedish Armed Forces 1st Division hosted the 11th Airborne Division staff as part of exercise Swift Response 24 from May 4-13, 2024. Swift Response 24 is one of three sub exercises of DEFENDER 24, the largest U.S. Army exercise in Europe with more than 17,000 U.S. and 23,000 multinational service members representing more than 20 allied nations. Swift Response provided an opportunity for......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Tim Beery | U.S. Special Operations Command Europe | 05.05.2024
In 1991, U.S. Army Col. (ret) John Collins authored the special operations forces (SOF) truths. These five stanzas outline what it means to be a SOF soldier, and how the force must operate to be successful. Chief among those is truth number 1: “People are more important than hardware”. SOF capabilities have evolved considerably since 1991, however, and while people remain the most......
Story by Capt. Lou Burton | 406th Air Expeditionary Wing | 05.09.2023
Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC) from U.S. and Spain Air Force worked together during exercise Swift Response for Defender Europe 23 in Zaragoza, Spain on May 8-12, 2023....
Story by Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers | 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard | 06.30.2022
Meet U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Jack Murren, an intel analyst assigned to the 175th Operations Group, Maryland Air National Guard. Murren recently deployed to North Macedonia in support of Swift Response, Murren was tasked with developing exercise scenarios for the A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots that challenged their skills and helped prepare them for future combat deployments....
Story by Senior Airman John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 05.20.2021
The 435th Contingency Response Group executed the opening and operating of an airfield after joint forcible entry into Cheshnegirovo Airfield, Bulgaria, during exercise Swift Response 21, May 11-12, 2021....
