SwiftResponse

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 Daisuke Sato

Human Vs. Zombies 2: Revenge

U.S. Army Garrison - Japan

Oct. 31, 2023 | 3:16

On Screen Text:

28 October 2023, 1115 hours

Mission: Find the cure for the zombie outbreak that started on Camp Zama
four years ago. If you are caught, you will be turned into one of the undead
. good luck.

Narration:
Nearly 200 brave children, adults - and even a dog - gathered at Sagamihara
Family Housing Area to battle the undead with foam dart blasters in "Humans
vs. Zombies 2: The Revenge," a direct sequel to the event that Child and
Youth Services hosted on Camp Zama in 2019.

Interview: Brandon Bergeron, Director, Youth Sports and Fitness

Narration:
The primary mission for the humans was to locate the cure for the zombie
outbreak. However, they also had to complete other tasks such as finding
barrels to establish safe zones, collecting zombie tissue samples to
synthesize a cure, and more.

They had to do all this, of course, while on the run from zombies. If a
human was caught, they turned into one of the undead and had to chase down
the remaining humans. Less than 45 players survived to the end of the game
as humans.

Interview: Matt and Brighton Riley

Interview: Michael, Aiden, Brendon and Elizabeth Darcy

Interview: Crystal and Lamont Bibens

Interview: Adam Powell

Narration:
The elite few who made it all the way to the end of the game received a
"Survivor's Coin" to honor their achievement.

Interview: Brandon Bergeron, Director, Youth Sports and Fitness

Narration: Afterward, event coordinator Brandon Bergeron addressed those who
were unable to join this year's event.

Interview: Brandon Bergeron, Director, Youth Sports and Fitness

Narration:
For U.S. Army Garrison Japan Public Affairs, this is XXXXXXXX.

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.
Slovenia
Slovenia is providing a strategic aerial port of disembarkation (APODs) in Cerklje Air Base.
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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