An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper stands with his weapon in hand after parachuting onto Adazi Base, Latvia during Swift Response 18, June 9, 2018. The paratroopers departed Fort Bragg, , June 8 on eight C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft and flew non-stop to the Baltics, with an in-flight refuel over the Atlantic Ocean. The soldiers donned parachutes and prepared equipment inside the aircraft to simulate a no-notice transatlantic Global Response Force (GRF) mission. The 82nd, as the nucleus of the United States Army's GRF, maintains an ability to deploy thousands of para
An 82nd Airborne Division paratrooper stands with his weapon in hand after parachuting onto Adazi Base, Latvia during Swift Response 18, June 9, 2018. The paratroopers departed Fort Bragg, , June 8 on eight C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft and flew non-stop to the Baltics, with an in-flight refuel over the Atlantic Ocean. The soldiers donned parachutes and prepared equipment inside the aircraft to simulate a no-notice transatlantic Global Response Force (GRF) mission. The 82nd, as the nucleus of the United States Army's GRF, maintains an ability to deploy thousands of paratroopers anywhere in the world within 18 hours. Once on the ground, the paratroopers conducted combat exercises across multiple follow-on objectives.
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