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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B-Roll: Multinational leaders attend planning exercise at African Lion 2025
U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa
May 21, 2025 | 2:01
Joint military leaders, including NATO allies and African partners attend a planning exercise (PLANEX) during African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Agadir, Morocco, May 18, 2025. The PLANEX established a Combined Joint Task Force (CJTF) headquarters, enhancing multinational coordination, mission command and joint targeting. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, will take place from April 14 to May 23, 2025. Led by U.S. Africa Command with over 10,000 troops from more than 50 nations, including seven NATO allies, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. The exercise aims to bolster military readiness, enhance lethality, and foster stronger partnerships, ultimately improving joint capabilities in complex multi-domain environments to enable participating forces to deploy, fight, and win. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Aaliyah Craven)

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(00:00:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: ROYAL MOROCCAN ARMED FORCE SERVICE MEMBER TALKING
(00:04:00) CLOSE UP SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SOLDIER PATCH
(00:10:20) MEDIUM SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SOLDIER TAKING NOTES
(00:16:28) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER GIVING A BRIEF
(0:21:25) MEDIUM SHOT: MULTINATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(00:27:04) CLOSE UP SHOT: MULTINATIONAL SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(00:31:29) CLOSE UP SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SERVICE MEMBER WORKING ON A COMPUTER
(00:36:10) MEDIUM SHOT: UNITED KINGDOM SERVICE MEMBER WORKING ON A COMPUTER
(00:39:16) MEDIUM SHOT: PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD
(00:45:29) LONG SHOT: U.S. AND PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(00:54:07) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. AND PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBERS HAVING A DISCUSSION
(01:04:25) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. AND PORTUGUESE SERVICE MEMBER HAVING A DISCUSSION
(01:14:08) MEDIUM SHOT: EGYPTIAN SERVICE MEMBER GIVING A BRIEF
(01:24:23) CLOSE UP: EGYPTIAN SERVICE MEMBER GIVING A BRIEF
(01:31:18) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD
(01:37:04) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER UNIT PATCH
(01:44:06) MEDIUM SHOT: MULTINATIONAL MILITARIES HAVING A DISCUSSION
(01:49:07) MEDIUM SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD
(01:54:15) CLOSE UP SHOT: U.S. ARMY SOLDIER WRITING ON A WHITE BOARD
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  • 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.

  • Slovenia

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

  • 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.