SWIFT RESPONSE

Swift Response
 
 
 
Swift Response 25 demonstrates multinational power projection and the expansion of critical capabilities on the battlefield in the High North and Baltics through airborne jumps and integration of technology in support of the Army Modernization Strategy and DoD Arctic Strategy. Swift Response 25 involves five near-simultaneous airborne insertions, HIRAIN training, a field hospital exercise and live fires conducted with NATO networks in Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Finland from May 11 – 31, 2025.
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Video by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Bugenig
The Last of the Liberties Return
9th Reconnaissance Wing
Sept. 24, 2014 | 1:17
The last of the MC-12W Liberty aircraft from Kandahar, Afghanistan arrived at Beale Air Force Base on September 22. The pilots and their crews were welcomed home by friends and family as they celebrated their return and a job well done.
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137th SOW develops multi-capable Airmen at Northern Strike 22
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AFSOC conducts live-fire exercise with Rapid Dragon
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AFSOC conducts live-fire exercise with Rapid Dragon
ISR Training Enhanced through the MC-12W
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ISR Training Enhanced through the MC-12W
Airman from the 137th Special Operations Wing launch a U.S. Air Force MC-12W aircraft at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City
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Airman from the 137th Special Operations Wing launch a U.S. Air Force MC-12W aircraft at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base in Oklahoma City
MC-12 Performs Final Flight at Beale
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MC-12 Performs Final Flight at Beale
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Defenders Protect Base Against Dangerous Cargo
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Security Forces Heavy Weapons Training
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Security Forces Heavy Weapons Training
MC-12 Liberty Provides Critical Support in Historic Afghan Battle
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MC-12 Liberty Provides Critical Support in Historic Afghan Battle
427th Reconnaissance Squadron Activation and Assumption of Command
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427th Reconnaissance Squadron Activation and Assumption of Command
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What is happening where?

  • Italy
    ItalyParatroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade will depart from Italy to conduct an airborne drop into Lithuania.
  • Finland

    FinlandThe Finnish Army will conduct a live fire exercise with the Polish Armed Forces and U.S. Forces will fire HIMARS also known as HIRAIN training.

    Polish paratroopers will conduct an airborne jump into Finland, where they will join the Finnish Army to conduct force on force training.

  • Latvia

    Latvia

    In Latvia, paratroopers from Spanish Airborne Brigade and 173rd Airborne Brigade will conduct an airborne jump into Latvia and a live-fire exercises will follow .
    Also, the Latvian national exercise, Crystal Arrow, will be conducted simultaneously with Swift Response 25.  
  • Lithuania

    Lithuania

    In Lithuania, there will be a Field hospital exercise and medical operations. A U.S.-based blood support detachment will deploy to Europe, where they will be issued Army Prepositioned Stock and join the 512th Field Hospital in Lithuania. The exercise will demonstrate theater medical support operations while working under chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear conditions. The field hospital exercise will also include a simulated blood draw and resupply to forward positioned medical teams using drones.
    Paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade will conduct an airborne assault into Lithuania alongside NATO Allies from France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.
    The Lithuanian national exercise Iron Wolf will be linked with Swift Response 25 events with participants from the Netherlands, Lithuania and Germany.
  • Norway
    NorwayAs part of Swift Response 25, paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division will deploy from the U.S. and conduct
    a direct airborne jump into Norway in the first major event commencing DEFENDER 25. This event is one of five,
    near-simultaneous airborne operations that will be taking place in Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden.
     

    Also U.S. and Host Nation will conduct Live-fires in Norway.

  • Sweden

    Sweden

    NATO Allies will conduct an airborne jump into Gotland Island, setting the stage for U.S. Marines to conduct a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System Rapid Insertion (HIRAIN) training on the island.

  • United Kingdom

    United KingdomTroops moving from United Kingdom to Norway and Sweden.