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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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Exercise Sea Breeze 2020

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July 30, 2020 | 2:38

--SYNOPSIS--

From 20 to 26 July, NATO Allies and partners took part in Exercise Sea Breeze 2020, off the coast of Ukraine in the Black Sea. Sea Breeze is an annual multinational maritime exercise designed to enhance interoperability among participating nations and strengthen regional security. Co-hosted by Ukraine and the United States, Sea Breeze involved ships from Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), one of four groups that make up the maritime element of the NATO Response Force. Sea Breeze 2020 involved ships, aircraft and more than 2,000 personnel from Bulgaria, Georgia, Norway, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine and the United States. This footage was provided by Breeze TV, which is run by Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence. It includes shots of the three frigates from SNMG2: from Spain (flagship), Romania and Turkey. For more information, please contact the Ukrainian Navy in Odesa at press_vms_ukr@i.ua.

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1. (00:00) VARIOUS SHOTS - SPANISH FRIGATE “ALVARO DE BAZAN” ENTERING PORT OF ODESA
2. (00:18) VARIOUS SHOTS – ROMANIAN FRIGATE “REGINA MARIA” ENTERING PORT OF ODESA
3. (00:35) VARIOUS SHOTS - TURKISH FRIGATE “YILDIRIM” ENTERING PORT OF ODESA
4. (00:43) MEDIUM SHOT – NATO FLAG
5. (00:45) MEDIUM SHOT – CREW IN HELICOPTER COCKPIT
6. (00:47) WIDE SHOT – VIEW FROM HELICOPTER WINDOW
7. (00:49) MEDIUM SHOT - CREW IN HELICOPTER COCKPIT
8. (00:51) WIDE SHOT – VIEW FROM HELICOPTER WINDOW OF SHIPS TAKING PART IN EXERCISE SEA BREEZE
9. (00:53) VARIOUS SHOT – UKRAINIAN MI-2 HELICOPTER IN ACTION
10. (01:01) WIDE SHOT – UKRAINIAN COAST GUARD SHIP IN PORT
11. (01:03) VARIOUS SHOTS – UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS WEARING MASKS WALKING PAST SHIP
12. (01:07) MEDIUM SHOT – FLAG OF UKRAINIAN NAVY
13. (01:09) VARIOUS SHOTS – UKRAINIAN VESSEL OUT AT SEA
14. (01:17) VARIOUS SHOTS – UKRAINIAN PATROL CRAFT “CORAL” OUT AT SEA
15. (01:24) VARIOUS SHOTS – SAILORS ON BRIDGE OF UKRAINIAN PATROL CRAFT “CORAL”
16. (01:43) WIDE SHOT - UKRAINIAN VESSEL OUT AT SEA
17. (01:45) WIDE SHOT – UKRAINIAN PATROL CRAFT “CORAL” OUT AT SEA
18. (01:48) WIDE SHOT – GEORGIAN COAST GUARD SHIP OUT AT SEA
19. (01:50) WIDE SHOT - UKRAINIAN VESSEL OUT AT SEA
20. (01:53) MEDIUM SHOT – WEAPON FIRING OFF A UKRAINIAN VESSEL
21. (01:56) WIDE SHOT – SOLDIERS GETTING OFF A UKRAINIAN COAST GUARD SHIP
22. (01:59) MEDIUM SHOT – UKRAINIAN HELICOPTER FLYING ABOVE SEA
23. (02:01) MEDIUM SHOT – UKRAINIAN SALVAGE SHIP ‘OLESKSANDR OKHRYMENKO’ OUT AT SEA
24. (02:04) WIDE SHOT – UKRAINIAN HOSPITAL SHIP ‘SOKAL’ OUT AT SEA
25. (02:06) VARIOUS SHOTS – UKRAINIAN SALVAGE AND HOSPITAL SHIPS OUT AT SEA
26. (02:25) VARIOUS SHOTS – PERSONNEL IN FIRE-RETARDANT CLOTHING ON SHIP

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

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

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
As 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

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
Troops moving from United Kingdom to Norway and Sweden.

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