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Italian paratroopers jump into drop zone “Alzey” near Alzey, Germany, Aug. 24. This airborne operation was part of exercise Swift Response 15.
A pilot from the 41st Airlift Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., inputs communication frequencies inside an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules Aug. 25 above Romania. Swift Response is a joint and combined certification training event integrating multinational Brigade Task Forces from 11 NATO nations to include the U.S., Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom and Greece. U.S. Airmen were drawn from active duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard to participate in the exercise to refine and hone their skills.
Airframes sit on the runway after arriving on Ramstein before the start of Swift Response Aug. 19. The exercise is part of U.S. European Command’s Joint Exercise Program designed to enhance joint combined interoperability with allied nations.
Polish army paratroopers descend on Bunker Drop Zone after exiting a C-130J Hercules at the 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 24. The jump was conducted as a practice jump before the joint force entry drop on Aug. 26 in support of exercise Swift Response 15.
Cargo exits a C-130J Super Hercules Aug. 25 above Romania as part of exercise Swift Response.
A loadmaster assigned to the 41st Airlift Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., gives the all-clear after cargo is released from a C-130J Super Hercules Aug. 25 above Romania as part of exercise Swift Response.
A Polish paratrooper with the 6th Polish Airborne Brigade unpacks his backpack after parachuting out of a plane Aug. 26 during Swift Response 15 in Hohenfels, Germany. Swift Response is a combined airborne training event with participation of more than 4,800 service members from 11 NATO nations.
