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INTERVIEW: Platoon Leader for the Hungarian Rangers Discusses Swift Response, (4K Video)

361st Theater Public Affairs Support Element

May 16, 2025 | 5:59

A Platoon Leader with 1st Parachute Company of the Hungarian Rangers talks about his unit's experience and involvement in a series of force-on-force training events with US, UK and Norwegian troops which took place during Swift Response in Bardufoss and Setermoen, Norway May 12th through 16th, 2025. Swift Response is a component of DEFENDER 25, which is structured to increase the lethality of the NATO alliance through large-scale tactical training maneuvers and long-range fires. It builds unit readiness in a complex joint, multinational environment and leverages host nation capabilities to increase the U.S. Army’s operational reach. During three large-scale combat training exercises—Swift Response, Immediate Response, and Saber Guardian—Ally and partner forces integrate and expand multi-domain operations capability, demonstrating combined command and control structures and readiness to respond to crisis and conflict.

This soldier's face has been intentionally hidden and his name and rank have been withheld to protect his identity.

(U.S. Army Reserve video by Staff Sgt. Christopher Tobey and Sgt. Ashton Empty)