Photos by Staff Sgt. Joshua Crossman
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing June 6, 2025
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade board a C-17 Globemaster III during Swift Response 25 on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 16, 2025. The 726th Air Mobility Squadron partnered with the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the exercise designed to demonstrate the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy forces in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Crossman)
The airborne operation integrated 1,650 paratroopers from five NATO nations, including Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands, who loaded up at Spangdahlem AB, and landed at Memel Drop Zone at Gaiziunai Training Area, Lithuania. Swift Response 25 involves five near-simultaneous airborne insertions, High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems Rapid Infiltration training, a field hospital exercise, and live-fire exercises conducted with NATO networks in Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden, and Finland from May 11-30.
A 726th Air Mobility Squadron 25k loader prepares to load an infantry squad vehicle onto a C-17 Globemaster III during Swift Response 25 at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 15, 2025. The 726th AMS partnered with the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the exercise designed to demonstrate the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy forces in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Crossman)
A U.S. Army paratrooper from the 173rd Airborne Brigade has a battle buddy check his parachute rig before boarding a C-17 Globemaster III during Swift Response 25 on the flightline at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 16, 2025. The 726th Air Mobility Squadron partnered with the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the exercise designed to demonstrate the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy forces in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Crossman)
U.S. Army paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare for takeoff during Swift Response 25 at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, May 16, 2025. The 726th Air Mobility Squadron partnered with the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the exercise designed to demonstrate the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy forces in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Crossman)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 726th Air Mobility Squadron, 73rd Aerial Port Squadron, and U.S. Army soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade unload cargo during Swift Response 25 at Spangdahlem Air Base (AB), Germany, May 15, 2025. The 726th AMS partnered with the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the exercise designed to demonstrate the U.S. Army’s ability to rapidly deploy forces in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Crossman)
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