Video by Staff Sgt. Raquel Birk | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 11.02.2025
Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), conducts the Lion Deployment Readiness Exercise (DRE) at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Nov. 3, 2025. The event tested the unit’s capacity to rapidly deploy and operate as a Joint Task Force headquarters while reinforcing warfighting capability with the U.S. Air Force’s 31st Fighter Wing. (U.S.......
Video by Staff Sgt. Kelsey Owen | 31st Fighter Wing | 11.07.2019
Airmen of the 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 510th Aircraft Maintenance Unit "Buzzards" recently made an appearance at Cerklje Air Base, Slovenia, testing their ability to rapidly deploy crews and equipment to a remote location and keep our jets in the air....
Video by Sgt. Ryan Siddell | III MEF Information Group | 10.30.2019
U.S. Marines with Company A, 7th Communication Battalion, conduct a field training exercise at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 29-30, 2019. Marines took part not only in communication related tasks, but part of the training focused on the unit’s ability to deploy small fire teams in support of long-range rapid deployments where the Marine Corps will need to establish......
Video by Sgt. Ryan Siddell | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 10.24.2019
U.S. Marine Capt. Patrick Kelly, a CH-53 pilot from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 462 with the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing's Unit Deployment Program, elaborates on the unique capabilities offered by rapid deployment operations on Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 24, 2019. As the only forward-deployed MEF, III MEF is strategically postured to quickly and effectively respond to any crisis within the......
Video by Sgt. Austin Majors | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.29.2017
Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division bring equipment, including M109 Paladins, to Zagan, Poland. The ability to move equipment through the European theater quickly showcases the U.S. Army's ability to deter aggression in the region and assures our Allies of our commitment to NATO....
Video by Sgt. Austin Majors | 7th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 03.29.2017
Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division bring equipment, including M109 Paladins, to Zagan, Poland. The ability to move equipment through the European theater quickly showcases the U.S. Army's ability to deter aggression in the region and assures our Allies of our commitment to NATO. Report by Sgt. Austin Majors...
Video by David Meade | 21st Space Wing | 04.29.2016
Members of Fort Carson's 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team practice their rapid deployment ability with a simulated airlift....
Video by Staff Sgt. Sean Callahan | United States Army Alaska | 05.08.2015
Rapid deployment exercise conducted by 1st Battalion, 52d Aviation Regiment. The goal of this exercise is to rapidly deploy aviation assets anywhere in the pacific to support humanitarian operations....
