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 Capt. Matt Eck
Wolstein Center Community Vaccination Center documentary
Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Feb. 8, 2022 | 13:54
Service members, community members and key leaders give insights into the state-run, federally-supported Community Vaccination Center (CVC) at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio. More than 260,000 vaccine doses were administered during the 12-week period from March 16 to June 7, 2021, leading to more than 127,000 people fully vaccinated. The CVC was a joint operation between the Ohio National Guard, the Department of Defense, Ohio Department of Health, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Cleveland State University and other organizations. (Ohio National Guard video produced and edited by Capt. Matthew Eck, 180th Fighter Wing; interviews and footage captured by U.S. Army Sgt. Jeremy Lewis, 40th Public Affairs Detachment, and U.S. Army Sgt. Jesiah Dixon, 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)
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Ohio National Guard wraps up COVID-19 hospital support mission
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Ohio National Guard wraps up COVID-19 hospital support mission
Ohio National Guard Soldiers complete hospital missions, receive COVID-19 vaccinations
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Ohio National Guard Soldiers complete hospital missions, receive COVID-19 vaccinations
B-Roll: MDNG Supports COVID-19 Testing in MD’s Eastern Shore
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B-Roll: MDNG Supports COVID-19 Testing in MD’s Eastern Shore
MDNG Transports Medical Supplies
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MDNG Transports Medical Supplies
MDNG Lends Helping Hand to Meritus Medical Center
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MDNG Lends Helping Hand to Meritus Medical Center
B-Roll: MDNG Lends Helping Hand to Meritus Medical Center
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B-Roll: MDNG Lends Helping Hand to Meritus Medical Center
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Wolstein Center Community Vaccination Center documentary
Wolstein Center Community Vaccination Center documentary
B-ROLL: Maryland National Guard assist at a COVID-19 Testing Site in Frederick Maryland
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B-ROLL: Maryland National Guard assist at a COVID-19 Testing Site in Frederick Maryland
B-ROLL: MDNG Transports Medical Supplies
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B-ROLL: MDNG Transports Medical Supplies
B-Roll: MDNG Distributes COVID-19 Treatment Medicine
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B-Roll: MDNG Distributes COVID-19 Treatment Medicine
B-Roll: MDNG Distributes Masks, COVID-19 Test Kits
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B-Roll: MDNG Distributes Masks, COVID-19 Test Kits
CTNG assists with distribution of at-home COVID-19 testing kits
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CTNG assists with distribution of at-home COVID-19 testing kits
PRNG Vaccinates Bedridden Citizens at Quebradillas
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PRNG Vaccinates Bedridden Citizens at Quebradillas
SCNG assists Saluda COVID-19 vaccination site
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SCNG assists Saluda COVID-19 vaccination site
Cal Guard reaches one year on COVID-19 mission
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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.