(00:00) VARIOUS SHOTS – US C-130 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT DROPPING CARGO INTO DROP ZONE Swift Response 23 is part of Defender 23, a series of exercises focused on testing the United States’ ability to rapidly respond to crises across Europe.įootage includes shots of Dutch, Greek and US paratroopers jumping into Greece and assaulting an airfield, and shots of A-10Cs taking off and landing, as well as interviews held with Hellenic Army and US Air Force officers. This year’s iteration saw paratroopers land in Estonia, Greece and Spain. This annual US-led exercise focuses on further improving the ability of Allied airborne forces to conduct airborne operations into territory occupied by adversaries. After securing the drop zone, the soldiers mounted a simulated airfield seizure in Larissa, with help from Hellenic Air Force and CH-47 Chinook helicopters.Ī detachment of US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II jets supported the exercise, performing simulated strikes in support of the ground troops.
Soldiers from the US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade jumped into a drop zone near Thessaloniki alongside counterparts from the Royal Netherlands Army’s 11 Air Assault Brigade and the Hellenic Army’s 1st Commando-Parachutist Brigade. NATO Allied paratroopers from the Netherlands and the United States jumped into Greece alongside Hellenic Army commandos during exercise Swift Response 23. Look out below! Paratroopers from three NATO Allies jumped into Greece as part of exercise Swift Response 23.
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