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.
Videos
Video by Spc. Kyle Kimble
U.S. Company OPORD Brief During Balkan Sentinel
5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
May 29, 2025 | 1:35
The Soldiers of Alpha Company, 4th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, create plans for movement around the training area alongside Italian, Romanian, and Bulgarian forces at Korent Training Area, Bulgaria, May 28, 2025. The Bulgarian national exercise, Balkan Sentinel, will be linked to Immediate Response 25 and consists of a battalion from U.S. Army 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, one Forward Land Forces (FLF) multinational battlegroup and the Bulgarian Land Force Command conducting a battalion-level live-fire exercise at Novo Selo TA and Koren TA. The FLF is one of eight battlegroups contributing to NATO’s forward presence and is hosted by Bulgaria, with Italy being the framework nation. (U.S. Army video by Spc. Kyle Kimble)

Interviews
1st interview: 1st Lt. Alexander Rivera
2nd interview: Staff Sgt. Justin Paikoff
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What is happening where?

  • Italy
  • Finland
  • Latvia
  • Lithuania
  • Norway
  • Slovenia
  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom