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 Staff Sgt. Nicholas Crisp

Armed Forces on Guam Introduce NFL's Atlanta Falcon's draft pick

36th Wing

April 30, 2021 | 0:30

U.S. service members on Guam were featured introducing the Atlanta Falcons during the NFL 2021 draft pick. Members from the U.S. Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Air Force, Space Force, and the Air Force Reserve were showcased in a brief pre-recorded 30-second segment just before the live announcement for the Falcons. Filming was conducted on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam (Air Force Reserve, Air Force, Army, Space Force, Marines) and Naval Base Guam (Navy, Coast Guard) the week of April 19, 2021.

Members with speaking roles are listed below (in order of appearance):

U.S. Air Force Reserve Staff Sgt. Ciera Marie Maratita, NCOIC (Non-Commissioned Officer in Commander) of Commander Support Staff/Personnel, 624th Aerospace Medicine Flight, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Hometown: Tamuning, GU

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kurt Dominic Farrales, (also speaking at the end of the video) Bioenvironmental Engineering Craftsman/NCOIC Environmental Health Operations, 36th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyree Pierre, Administrative Assistant, Helicopter Sea Combat-25, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Hometown: Manassas, VA

U.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Pangelinan, Security Forces, Guam National Guard SECFOR 3, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Hometown: Ipan, GU

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Gilbert Paulino, Operations Specialist, United States Coast Guard Sector Guam Command Center, Guam
Hometown: GU

U.S. Space Force Spc. Adlay Saint Louis, Client Systems Technician, 36th Communications Squadron, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
Hometown: Miami, FL

U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Josh Oblea, Communications Officer, Marine Corps Base Camp, Guam
Hometown: Santa Fe Springs, CA

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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